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PUBLISHED by SLEEPING BEAR PRESS

A vote is a voice :

This is what I believe in.

This is what I

stand for .

This is what

matters to me.

This is

who I am.

This is who I choose to lead

my town , my state , my country .

A vote is a voice :

This is what I believe in.

This is what I

stand for .

This is what

matters to me.

This is

who I am.

This is who I choose to lead

my town , my state , my country .

In 1920, women were still denied that voice.

For nearly seventy-five years, they had organized meetings...

Marched in parades...

Carried signs...

And made speeches, demanding their right to vote.

They wore yellow roses.

they shouted.

But they were silenced.

Other voices drowned them out:

In 1920, women were still denied that voice.

For nearly seventy-five years, they had organized meetings...

Marched in parades...

Carried signs...

And made speeches, demanding their right to vote.

They wore yellow roses.

they shouted.

But they were silenced.

Other voices drowned them out:

But nestled in a valley, on a farm in East Tennessee,

one woman was determined to have a voice.

And a vote.

Febb Burn was known around town as smart and strong-willed.

At a time when most women didnt go to college, Febb did. She

graduated and became a teacher. She read newspapers, magazines,

and books. She loved to learn.

But nestled in a valley, on a farm in East Tennessee,

one woman was determined to have a voice.

And a vote.

Febb Burn was known around town as smart and strong-willed.

At a time when most women didnt go to college, Febb did. She

graduated and became a teacher. She read newspapers, magazines,

and books. She loved to learn.

Febb Burn was especially fascinated by laws and the people who

made them.

Every year, on election day, the men who worked on her farm

would head to town hall to cast their votes.

And every year, Febb Burn would watch them go.

She was sick and tired of staying home, shut out of the process.

So one day, she sat on her front porch with some paper,

a pen, and a plan.

Dear Son, she began ...

Febb Burn was especially fascinated by laws and the people who

made them.

Every year, on election day, the men who worked on her farm

would head to town hall to cast their votes.

And every year, Febb Burn would watch them go.

She was sick and tired of staying home, shut out of the process.

So one day, she sat on her front porch with some paper,

a pen, and a plan.

Dear Son, she began ...

A few days later, a letter arrived on the desk of the youngest

lawmaker in Tennessee.

His name was Harry Burn. And on that hot August day, he watched

the state capitol fill up with reporters, photographers, and people

from all over the country who had come to witness history.

America was on the verge of change.

A few days later, a letter arrived on the desk of the youngest

lawmaker in Tennessee.

His name was Harry Burn. And on that hot August day, he watched

the state capitol fill up with reporters, photographers, and people

from all over the country who had come to witness history.

America was on the verge of change.

Thirty-five states wanted women to vote.

But the country needed thirty-six to make it law.

It all came down to Tennessee, the last state left to vote.

If lawmakers in Tennessee said yes, women across the

nation would finally be allowed to cast their ballots.

If Tennessee lawmakers said no?

Well, things would stay exactly the same.

It was a tie.

They would have to vote again.

Thirty-five states wanted women to vote.

But the country needed thirty-six to make it law.

It all came down to Tennessee, the last state left to vote.

If lawmakers in Tennessee said yes, women across the

nation would finally be allowed to cast their ballots.

If Tennessee lawmakers said no?

Well, things would stay exactly the same.

It was a tie.

They would have to vote again.

Harry Burn was ready to stand firm for what he believed in.

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