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Engines of Our Ingenuity - Like Mother Like Son
Key Points:
§ In 1919 the U. S. Congress passed the nineteenth amendment giving women the right to vote. But the battle wasn’t over. The amendment still had to be ratified by three-fourths of the states. And there remained strong pockets of opposition, primarily in the South.§ The president at the time was - Woodrow Wilson
§ The state that found itself the “pivotal battleground of the nation” was Tennessee
§ One representative in particular was a wild card — Harry Burn, a twenty-four year old from a rural mountain district. Tucked in his pocket was a letter from his mother, insisting that he “be a good boy” and vote in favor of the amendment.
Harry’s mother, Febb King Ensminger Burn, carved a place for herself in history right alongside her son’s.
