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Nellie Griswold Francis in the 1920s. Photo from Ramsey County History magazine, Winter 2017, article by Paul D. Nelson. Photo courtesy of MNHS. Women’s Clubs and Suffrage After the Civil War, the number of women’s clubs exploded. Women organized clubs around a variety of causes and interests. They learned how…

Persistence: Continuing the Struggle for Suffrage and Equality, 1848-2020 The Ramsey County Historical Society (RCHS) exhibition: Persistence: Continuing the Struggle for Suffrage and Equality, 1848-2020, recognizes these champions at all levels of work who struggled to achieve voting rights for women in Minnesota, and whose example still serves activists in…

Theresa Peyton The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution passed in Congress on June 4, 1919. It was ratified, or approved, by three-fourths of the states on August 18, 1920. In thirty-nine words, women gained the right to vote throughout the country. At that time, and still today, some…

Ramsey County Historical Society Presents Persistence: Continuing the Struggle for Suffrage and Equality, 1848-2020 This exhibit recognizes the champions at all levels of work who struggled to achieve voting rights for women in Minnesota, and whose example still serves activists in our community today. We commemorate these women and…