The ratification of the 19th Amendment was a watershed moment in the ongoing fight for voter's rights—a moment which still resonates for Americans today.

Take a look at portraits and objects that explore the suffrage movement and the political challenges women faced in the Votes for Women Smithsonian Spotlight.

In America's most defining moments—times that shaped constitutional rights, yielded scientific breakthroughs, created the symbols of our nation—diversity of women's stories has not been widely told. The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture shared Five African American Suffragists You Should Know to tell a more complete history of the struggle for women's suffrage.

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