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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution 
3granted American women the right to vote, a right known as 
4women's suffrage, and was ratified on August 18, 1920, ending 
5almost a century of protest; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, In Illinois, women's suffrage movements began as 
7early as the 1860s; in 1873, a statute was passed giving women 
8the opportunity to run for any school office not created by the 
9Illinois Constitution; women were given the right to vote for 
10school officers in 1891; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, With the continued work of several organizations, 
12including the Illinois Equal Suffrage Association, the 
13Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs, and the Chicago Political 
14Equality League, women in Illinois secured the right to vote; 
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16    WHEREAS, Governor Edward Dunne signed the suffrage bill 
17into law on June 26, 1913, giving women the right to vote for 
18President, as well as local officers; this action made Illinois 
19the first state east of the Mississippi River to give women the 
20right to vote for President; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, On June 4, 1919, the U.S. Congress passed the 
 
 
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1Susan B. Anthony Amendment, giving women the full right to 
2vote; Illinois ratified the 19th Amendment on June 10, 1919 and 
3was the first state to do so; therefore, be it
  
 
  
4    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
5ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare June 10, 
62019 as 19th Amendment Ratification Day in the State of 
7Illinois to commemorate the 100th anniversary of this event.