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When lesbians led the women's suffrage movement

  • Written by Anya Jabour, Regents Professor of History, The University of Montana
A suffrage parade.Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division

As Americans commemorate the centennial of the 19th Amendment, which granted voting rights to some – but not all – women, it is important to acknowledge the lesbian leaders of the suffrage movement.

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