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Illinois Issues: 100th Anniversary Of Illinois Ratifying Women’s Suffrage
It was a logical step for a state that granted suffrage rights years before.
It was a logical step for a state that granted suffrage rights years before.
100 years ago this week, Governor Edward F. Dunne signed a bill giving women in Illinois the right to vote for President. This hour on Focus, we remember Illinois’ push for women’s suffrage.