On Aug. 18, Tennessee became 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment.

In 1848, a small New York town hosted the first women's rights convention in American history. Here's the story behind it, and why it still matters.

Collectors have long appreciated buttons as miniature works of art: part fashion, part social history, with a heritage stretching back some 4,000 years. The first examples originated in about 2,000 BC ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Aug. 18, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Front page flashback: Aug. 19, 1920 ...

Rochester marks 106 years since women won the vote with a free, family-friendly celebration at the Susan B. Anthony Museum.

The Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum’s Afternoon Tea series continues Aug. 22 with founder Carol Crossed presenting “The Hidden History of Women’s Suffrage,” featuring postcards from her collection ...

GreenMan Theatre Storytellers has added two new performance dates to commemorate the Chicago area women who helped shape American history across the decades. “History of Her” will be performed ...

Approximately 3,690 students have walked through the doors of Whitley County Consolidated Schools to begin a new school year. For many, it marked the end of summer. For our community, it marks another ...

SAN ANTONIO – As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, the McNay Art Museum is looking at American history from a different perspective — the stage. “A People’s History: The American ...

It was on July 2, 1919, that the Iowa General Assembly voted during a special session to become the 10th state to ratify the 19th Amendment -- a victory decades in the making. Local historian Pete ...

Mike Switzer interviews Kimberly Wallner, executive vice president with the Women’s Suffrage National Monument Foundation.

The club, founded on Oct. 19, 1894, was instrumental in helping start the city’s first public library and some of its ...