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100 Years | Celebrating Women's Right to Vote

One hundred years ago this month, the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified in the U.S., ensuring that the right to vote could not be denied "on account of sex." Here, explore the fight for women's equality throughout the world and the barriers that yet remain.

Indian women stand in queue with their Voter ID Card in hand during the West Bengal Three tier Panchayat Election approximate 40 k.m. from state capital Kolkata on May 14, 2018 in Hooghly, India.

Worldwide Women's Suffrage Timeline

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Suffragettes parading with banner "President Wilson favors votes for women". N.Y.C. , ca. 1916. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2001704196/.

U.S. Women's Suffrage Timeline

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Women's Leadership Experts

Sarah B. Barnes

Director, Maternal Health Initiative

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Haleh Esfandiari

Distinguished Fellow; Director Emerita, Middle East Program 

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Philippa Strum

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Malu Gatto

Former Global Fellow

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Sarah B. Barnes

Director, Maternal Health Initiative

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Haleh Esfandiari

Distinguished Fellow; Director Emerita, Middle East Program 

Philippa Strum
Philippa Strum

Public Policy Fellow

Malu Gatto
Malu Gatto

Former Global Fellow

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