What better way to recognize Women's History Month than by learning more about the suffragists who won us the right to vote? The historical novel Victory with Valor brings to life the story of Carrie Chapman Catt and her suffrage associates. It tells how smart, brave energetic women were committed to getting women the right to vote 100 years ago.
The fight for the vote continued for decades, until August 26, 1920. Thousands of women across America worked to be able to vote for their choice as president. Today, 100 years later, a woman, Kamala Harris, serves as Vice President of the United States. If you have heard of an interesting story about an active suffragist in your family or a family friend I'd like to hear about her. She might have marched in the rain at the Republican National Convention in Chicago, helped Colorado ratify its state suffrage bill, or attended the national parade in Washington, D.C., which turned into such a disaster. Or, you may have heard of a family man who joined the ladies in their fight for the vote more than 100 years ago. Like Frederick Douglas, the famous black man who joined the early suffragists at their first meeting in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848. It would be fun to share some stories with my readers as I did in my book, Victory with Valor. Too often we forget those that have come before us, who provided so many wonderful improvements for the lives we enjoy today.
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