Title: Today in history
Description: On June 4, 1919, Congress passed the Nineteenth Amendment regarding women's suffrage. Also provides information on the construction of Fort Necessity in Pennsylvania by George Washington's military force to protect themselves from French troops. Finally, a biographical sketch of Dorothy and Lillian Gish, American motion-picture and stage actresses, who starred in early silent-film classics.
Subjects: Women, Suffrage, History, Women's rights, Fort Necessity, Battle of, Pa., 1754, Actresses, Biography
Places: United States
People: Dorothy Gish, Lillian Gish (1893-1993)