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Pioneers of Women's Voting Rights Highlighted in New Exhibit

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In 1920, American women gained the right to vote. The historic milestone was the culmination of decades of struggle by women working on both state and national levels for political empowerment. Now a major new exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington examines that complex history ahead of the 100th anniversary of that momentous event. VOA's Julie Taboh has more.

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