Pioneers of Women's Voting Rights Highlighted in New Exhibit
- By Julie Taboh
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.