Special Presentation - Women Homesteaders and the 19th Amendment

Description

Homestead Historian, Jonathan Fairchild, presents his research on the ways that women homesteaders and the Homestead Act helped lead the way to women’s suffrage. More than 100,000 women received land in their own name under the Homestead Act, paying taxes on their land – leading many to raise the cry “no taxation without representation!” as they pushed for the vote. When the 19th Amendment was ratified on August 18th, 1920, it was women homesteaders and the Homestead Act of 1862 that led the way.

Duration

38 minutes, 13 seconds

Credit

NPS/ Jonathan Fairchild

Date Created

08/25/2020

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