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#OnThisDay in 1868, Titus H. Mundine was the 1st Texas legislator to propose the enfranchisement of women and African Americans.

"Every person, without distinction of sex, who shall have arrived at the age of twenty-one years...shall be deemed a qualified elector." -- Titus H. Mundine

Learn More:
Titus – http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fmuvf
1868-69 Constitutional Convention – http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/mjc04
Woman Suffrage – http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/viw01

#OnThisDay in 1868, the 14th Amendment was ratified. It granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States,” which included former and recently freed slaves. In addition, it forbids states from denying any person "life, liberty or property, without due process of law" or to "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”

The amendment was passed by Congress (proposed) on June 13, 1866 and ratified on July 9, 1868.

Resources:

National Constitution Center: https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/amendment/amendment-xiv

National Archive: https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/amendments-11-27

Mary McLeod Bethune (Birthday)

Join us in celebrating the birthday of Mary MCLeod Bethune who contributed to the women’s suffrage movement through her activism and writing.

Learn more:

NPS: https://www.nps.gov/mamc/learn/historyculture/mary-mcleod-bethune.htm

Women‘s Vote: https://www.womensvote100.org/the-suff-buffs-blog/2020/5/4/mary-mcleod-bethune-true-democracy-and-the-fight-for-universal-suffrage?fbclid=IwAR2sHG_Gb3ue4UpAFdSYiWe95TNmK0HJE-_pnIiWUwYVp88PNlRd9Hu9SHg