By 1858 a congressman dragging it in the House as an “open invitation” on banners in northern cities.
From cheeky 19th-century politicking to today’s favorite meme, some traditions never die.
#ElectionHistory #USHistory #PoliticalTrivia #DidYouKnow #HistoryNerd #VotingHistory #AmericanPolitics
🗳️ “Vote early and often” is the original self-roasting election slogan!
Historian James Morgan traced it back to 1848 and John Van Buren (yes, that president’s son).
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More interested in women's history rather than historical fantasy?
Here's another book to cozy up with on this cold Sunday.
Link here: www.amazon.com/dp/B096SRH61Y
#HistoricalFiction #WomensHistory #WomensEquity #ReproductivJusticeHistory #VotingHistory #Suffrage
129 years.
That’s how long women couldn’t vote in this country.
But yeah—tell me again how “the Constitution doesn’t need to change.”
#WomensRights #VotingHistory #TheWayLeft
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On August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment was enacted, preventing the U.S. and its states from refusing voting rights based on gender, thus granting women the right to vote. #WomensRights #VotingHistory #Equality
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🚨 THIS WEEK ON PATREON & APPLE 🚨 Imagine 10% of your population voting in the 1600s. That was revolutionary. @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social explores Eastern Europe’s unique political legacy in History Rage.
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#VotingHistory #PolishHistory #HistoryRage
There’s so much important history packed into this 2 page spread — zoom in to learn about this important part of American history! 🔍
#dei #voting #votinghistory #votingrights #kidlit #diversebooks
✍️✍️✍️ by Edward Hailes Jr, Laura Atkins & Jennifer Lai-Peterson
🎨 by Srimalie Bassani
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