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In 1916 Jeanette Rankin of Montana was the first woman to be elected to Congress. By 1920 the 19th amendment was passed, giving American women the right to vote. In contrast, Mexican women wouldn’t gain that right until 1953. Why the time delay?

by /u/nowlan101 in /r/AskHistorians

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