Podcasts Government Look West: How California is Leading the Nation Celebrating 100 Years of Womens Right to Vote

Celebrating 100 Years of Womens Right to Vote

Published: Nov. 1, 2019, 3:45 p.m.

b'November 1, 2019 marks 100 years since California ratified the 19th Amendment \\u2013 however women had been voting in California since 1911! \\xa0The 19th\\xa0Amendment granted women the right to vote but voter suppression discouraged and prevented specific groups from exercising their newfound right.\\n\\nWith more women elected to office than ever before, the role of women in politics and society is ever-changing. Assemblymember Dr. Shirley N. Weber and Dr. Huma Ahmed-Ghosh dive into the last hundred years and the future of civic engagement.'