The Nineteenth

Whether you believe it is true or not, Amy Dumas, WWE Hall of Fame Wrestler, is legit. She fights and she wins. Florida ratified the Nineteenth Amendment to their constitution on May 13, 1969. Ms. Dumas, known more commonly in her most notable profession as “Lita”, is also an animal welfare activist and singer. Wrestling from 2000-2007, she joined the WWE Hall of Fame in 2014. She was part of “Team Xtreme” with Matt and Jeff Hardy where she developed her alternative style, and a heel wrestler in 2005-6. She was an overall four time champion for WWE. Ms. Dumas struggled through school, graduating high school after transferring many times and starting Georgia State University for a short bit, never to graduate. Her interest in wrestling stemmed from watching Rey Mysterio Jr., a Mexican-American luchador. She moved to Mexico to be trained and developed her style before returning to USA in 1998. The “story” of her career began as the on-screen girlfriend of Danny Doring. She conti

Helen Keller spoke more than most Americans through the pain and hardships that she lived every day. She was an inspiration to everyone. To me. Alabama was the 42nd State to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment on September 8, 1958. Ms. Keller lost her hearing and sight before she turned two years old in what is now thought to be meningitis or scarlet fever. Being too young to understand the concept of words and speaking, she struggled to communicate with people. She spoke brokenly with the young daughter of the cook until Anne Sullivan was directed to them as a teacher and partner to Ms. Keller. Anne Sullivan taught Helen that every object or item had an associated word which she “wrote” into Helen’s hand. The epiphany of what words meant was mind blowing to Helen as she finally felt the power of communication and community around her. A modern columnist summed a tour of Helen and Anne Sullivan saying, “According to those who attended, Helen Keller spoke of the joy that life gave

We almost had a new amendment to the constitution in 2020. I wanted it. To share the 100th anniversary with a chance to make everyone free all the time. Anyone. It makes a difference. But alas, it needs to start over from the beginning. Virginia accepted the Nineteenth Amendment into its constitution on February 21, 1952. Ms. Foy is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 2nd District. Born and raised in Virginia, she was in the third class of female cadets to attend the Virginia Military Institute with a full scholarship. After graduating law school, she spent a small time as a litigation associate in Los Angeles. She moved back to Virginia to be open practice for criminal defense. She ran for office in 2017 on a platform of expanding Medicaid, raising the minimum wage, teacher pay, and criminal justice reform. Winning her race, she now sit on the Courts of Justice, Finance, and Public Safety Committees. On January 15, 2020, Foy succeeded in working with the Virg

Harriet Tubman holds my heart for a woman that fought for all people. She protected her family and friends. I can't imagine an America without people like Harriet Tubman fighting for people. Maryland accepted the Nineteenth Amendment on March 29, 1941. Harriet Tubman was born into slavery in Maryland. She was thoroughly abused as a slave, with scars as reminders for the hardship she was treated for her entire life. In 1849, she escaped without her family to Pennsylvania. As she crossed the state line into the free Northern state, she is quoted as saying, “When I found I had crossed that line, I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything; the sun came like gold through the trees, and over the fields, and I felt like I was in Heaven.” Once free by traveling through the Underground Railroad, she felt she needed to return to free her remaining family and friends. Laws constantly changed through the times making it harder, and allow