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From left: Cassidy Hutchinson, former aide to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, former Deputy White House Press Secretary Sarah Matthews, and Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo. attend hearings by the House Select Committee to investigate the January 6th

Rep. Cheney pays tribute to the Women's Suffrage Movement in closing Jan. 6 remarks

3:09pm July 22, 2022

by Shauneen Miranda

Rep. Cheney spoke on the Women's Suffrage Movement during her closing remarks Thursday and wore the suffragette white color, a symbolism that Sarah Matthews and Cassidy Hutchinson also adopted.

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert signs bill honoring the state's pioneering women suffragists on Wednesday. He's surrounded by state senators and representatives, and his wife, who are all wearing the yellow rose symbolizing suffrage.

Power Of The Past: Retelling Utah's Suffragette History To Empower Modern Women

4:52pm February 14, 2020

by Dianna Douglas

Women in Utah became the first in America to vote under an equal suffrage law on Feb. 14, 1870. There are celebrations, but it means confronting the state's uncomfortable polygamy history, too.

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On The Road To Women's Rights, Susan B. Anthony Stomached Plenty Of Bad Food

1:26pm March 08, 2018

by Nina Martyris

For 45 years, Anthony traveled the U.S. relentlessly, stumping for women's rights. She endured ridicule, was hanged in effigy and faced many horrid meals on the road. Nevertheless, she persisted.

The Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, N.Y., extended visiting hours on Election Day to accommodate those leaving "I Voted" stickers and other mementos at the grave of Susan B. Anthony.

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At Susan B. Anthony's Grave, Visiting Hours Extended For Election Day Crowds

4:42pm November 08, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

People were lining up to leave their "I Voted" stickers at the gravesite of the women's suffrage activist. Elsewhere, tributes popped up on Twitter and Instagram to other icons of the movement.

Left: Julia Ward Howe, pictured during her honeymoon in England. Right: Her husband, Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe. He would soon prove controlling of every aspect of her life, including what she ate.

Battle Hymn At The Dining Table: A Famous Feminist Subjugated Through Food

11:30am March 16, 2016

by Nina Martyris

Julia Ward Howe wrote the Civil War psalm The Battle Hymn of the Republic. She was adrift in a lonely war of her own, against a husband who controlled every aspect of her life, including what she ate.