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Women Voting in Boston - 1888

Municipal Election, December 11, 1888

Although the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution didn't give women the right to vote nationally until 1920, before that date many jurisdictions gave women the right to vote in local elections.
Women voting 1888

Women vote in a municipal election in Boston, 1888

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