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Chicago Womxn’s Suffrage

A companion guide to the Chicago Womxn's Suffrage Murals installed in the South Loop during Summer 2021.

Relevant Library Databases and Historical Newspapers

Use the databases below for further exploration. The Women and Social Movements in the United States database provides additional sources of information on the suffrage movement and suffragists. 

The two historical newspaper archives contact articles from the time before and after the passage of the Illinois Suffrage Act (1913) and the ratification of the 19th Amendment (1920).