How did American women win the right to vote? These images help bring their decades-long movement into focus.

Watch a short expose on the history of the Women's Suffrage Movement in the U.S.!

The Complex History of the Women’s Suffrage Movement As the 19th Amendment turns 100, three exhibitions in Washington explore the contentious — and unfinished — struggle for voting rights.

There, participants sign a Declaration of Sentiments, which calls for equal treatment of women and men under the law and voting rights for women. The women's rights movement has begun.

This rings true for the women’s suffrage movement, a decades-long fight for the right to vote for women in the United States. A lingering symbol of the movement is white clothing.

Some of the things you know about suffrage, including the inclusivity of the movement, need to change. In the span of 100 years, rumor can turn into legend.

Women have made great strides – and suffered some setbacks – throughout history, but many of their gains were made during two eras of activism.

Suffragists started fighting for the right to vote long before it was won in 1920 with the passage of the 19th Amendment.

However, the right to vote, known as suffrage, has not always been universal. In the U.S. women's suffrage has only existed for around a century.

Dayton, Ohio, activists played a major role in the 72-year battle for women’s suffrage that began with the American Woman’s Rights Convention at Seneca Falls, N.Y., in 1848 and ended 100 years ...

Women have made great strides – and suffered some setbacks – throughout history, but many of their gains were made during the two eras of activism in favor of women's rights. Some notable events: ...

Some of the things you know about suffrage, including the inclusivity of the movement, need to change. Over time, rumor can turn into legend.