On March 16, 1920, Sussex County’s members of the Delaware General Assembly held a conference in Georgetown to hear opinions for and against women’s suffrage. Suffragists and anti-suffragists organized similar gatherings throughout the state that spring. Governor Townsend called the state legislature into a special session on March 22 to address the ratification of the 19th Amendment and other issues. The Senate ratified the amendment, but in a victory for anti-suffragists, the House adjourned on June 2 without passing it. Women earned the right to vote after Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment on August 18, 1920.
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2020 Women’s Suffrage Committee
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Related Topics: 19th Amendment, Anti-Suffragist, Delaware General Assembly, Georgetown, Governor John G. Townsend Jr., Historical Markers, Legislative Special Session, Right to Vote, Suffragist, Sussex County, Women’s Suffrage
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