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Rightfully Hers Part 4

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  Record of the Month! For the month of November, to close our extended feature of the National Archives pop-up exhibit Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote , we are displaying a copy of the 19 th Amendment . While the 19 th Amendment is not part of the Licking County Records & Archives’ collection, it is being featured for November to celebrate the anniversary of the first national election in which Women of all states could vote. As part of Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote the National Archives created a digital exhibit with more resources and teaching tools available through the following link: ( https://museum.archives.gov/rightfully-hers ). Eventually the Congressional Union for Women Suffrage renamed itself the National Woman’s Party (NWP). The NWP began introducing the more militant tactics used by British suffragettes. These tactics included picketing the Whitehouse and other incumbent Democrats. The ladies picketing the Whitehouse became known as