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Grandmother worked hard for the right to vote.(THE HOME FORUM)

Byline: Patricia Riddle Gaddis

Aug. 18 is a very special day to me. I honor this day each year because it marks the anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which guarantees all American women the right to vote.

Throughout the 19th century, several generations of women lectured, wrote, marched, and lobbied to achieve what was considered to be a radical change to the Constitution.

My grandmother was one of those women, and she never took her right to vote for granted.

When I was a little girl, I spent a great deal of time with my grandmother. My father was ill, and in the 1960s, children under the age of 12 weren't allowed to ...

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