1920 – The 19th amendment to United States Constitution takes effect, giving women the right to vote.
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1876 – Born this day, Mary Ritter Beard, American historian, archivist, suffragist and activist, advocate of social justice in labor and women’s rights; author of a number of books including On Understanding Women, America Through Women’s Eyes, and Woman As Force In History: A Study in Traditions and Realities. (d. 1958)