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See Chapter 3: Women's Rights, the World's Fair, and Activists on the National Stage. This chapter delves into Ida B Wells' and Fannie Barrier Williams' roles in the suffrage movement.
A short article from Chicago Magazine about Illinois' ratification of the 19th Amendment (note: due to an error the Illinois legislature had to re-vote and they were the 7th state to ratify)