In August 1920, the Tennessee Legislature ratified the 19th Amendment, adding women’s right to vote to the U.S. Constitution. A century later, three Black women involved in Tennessee politics talk about the unfinished business behind the anniversary.
When the former first lady speaks at the Democratic National Convention, she could marshal enthusiasm among her memoir’s readership, a group that is at least 11 million strong.
The 2020 Democratic National Convention begins on Monday, August 17, but the four-day event will be virtual this year.
In Harris’s first interview since becoming Biden’s vice presidential pick, she spoke about voter access, how the pandemic has exacerbated inequities and how a Biden-Harris campaign will prioritize marginalized communities.
In a conversation with The 19th, the Republican congresswoman talked about why her new political action committee aims to elect more women to her party, and she offered advice to women thinking about running.
GOP strategist Sarah Longwell asks congressional candidates Valerie Ramirez Mukherjee and Beth Van Duyne at The 19th's Virtual Summit whether Republicans have a ‘women problem.’
At least 78 Republican women will be competing in November, a record number for that party.
The litigation is part of a national movement toward exempting menstrual products from states' sales taxes.
The announcement marks history as Harris becomes the first woman of color to be named a vice presidential candidate for a major party.
In a conversation with The 19th, Abrams said the nation’s voting rights are in peril — but there is still time to take action.