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Sen. Aaron Sargent, R-Calif., Circa 1865
California Sen. Aaron Sargent first proposed a constitutional amendment to grant women suffrage in 1878. It would later pass as the 19th Amendment in 1919.
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Topic(s)
- Civil Rights
- Constitution
- Politics
- Women's Rights