On August 27, 1920, New York City suffragettes celebrated their hard-won right to vote with the triumphant energy of people who had finally been given the keys to a house they’d been paying the mortgage on for seventy-two years.

On August 27, 1920, New York City suffragettes celebrated their hard-won right to vote with the triumphant energy of people who had finally been given the keys to a house they’d been paying the mortgage on for seventy-two years.