Title: Alaska's suffrage star
Description: "In 1913, local and national activism resulted in Alaskans gaining the right to vote regardless of their gender. That year, Alaska joined nine states that allowed women citizens to vote. Suffragists across the country celebrated the addition of Alaska’s star to the suffrage flag, even as voting restrictions directed at people of color, including Alaska Natives, endured. Women reformers and voters affected social and political change in Alaska in the 1910s and 1920s, often inspired by national movements enacted at the local level. The women who advocated for voting rights and political change were stars themselves. Alaska’s Suffrage Star shares the story of Alaska women gaining the right to vote and features Alaskan women voting rights activist."--lam.alaska.gov
Subjects: Women, Suffrage, Political activity, History
Places: Alaska