The Old Louisville Demon Leaper’s Mischief In One Of America’s Largest Victorian Neighborhoods
In the late 1800s, tales of a creature that bounds between rooftops emerged in Old Louisville — The Demon Leaper.
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West Virginia Ratifies 19th Amendment
One hundred years ago, women won the right to vote.In West Virginia, ratification came down to one vote. In February, 1920, when Governor Cornwall called…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAlice Paul Organizes National Women's Party
One hundred years ago, women won the right to vote.In her twenties, Alice Paul learned about the struggle for women’s voting rights while studying in…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsYost, Jones, and Brown Led Fight for Suffrage in West Virginia
One hundred years ago, women won the right to vote. The activists who led West Virginia’s suffrage movement faced more than sexism. Despite political…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWest Virginia Fails To Pass 1916 Women's Suffrage Referendum
One hundred years ago, women won the right to vote.As early as 1867, Samuel Young, a minister and state senator from Pocahontas county, introduced a…
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Carrie Chapman Catt Becomes President of National American Women's Suffrage Association
One hundred years ago, women won the right to vote.Carrie Chapman Catt followed Susan B. Anthony as president of the National American Women’s Suffrage…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSusan B. Anthony Charged with Voting Illegally
One hundred years ago, women won the right to vote.A major event in American democracy was the trial of Susan B. Anthony in 1872. Frustrated by passage of…
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