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This year marks a century since Congress passed the Nineteenth Amendment, which, on paper, granted women the right to vote. Here’s our collection of stories trying to unpack the amendment’s complicated legacy: on.theatln.tc/iN3zice
In her editor’s note for the project, @AdrienneLaF observes that the anniversary coincides with a flash point for women in politics, who are serving in Congress and running for president at rates never seen before. on.theatln.tc/aC6cnWO
In June, the Supreme Court grappled with an essential question, @adamserwer wrote: whether America is a nation for all of its citizens, or a “white man’s republic.” on.theatln.tc/Cjf5Fd3
When the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified in 1920, it was mentioned in The Atlantic only as a cynical afterthought in a January 1921 article reviewing the events of the previous year. From @TheAtlArchives: on.theatln.tc/WXyRqhc
The question of who "owns" the legacy of the women's movement—progressive feminists or anti-abortion conservative activists—has become more contested than ever under Trump, writes @emmaogreen. on.theatln.tc/S99Jzi4
From @TheAtlPhoto, here are images of just some of the women who fought for suffrage: on.theatln.tc/BKOhnb3 
.@ashleyfetters dug through @TheAtlArchives to find essays about women’s suffrage—written by men: on.theatln.tc/8n6KhEb
At a time when long, voluminous skirts were standard, pants for women existed only on the fringes of fashion, in utopian communes and health resorts. They might have stayed there if not for Elizabeth Smith Miller. on.theatln.tc/OTQpNXT
While the suffrage movement offered women access to the democratic process, it was the women’s liberation movement of the mid-to-late 20th century that led to their collective influence, argue @elainejgodfrey and @russellberman. on.theatln.tc/wE1BBS8
.@marinakoren wrote about Mary Putnam Jacobi, the physician who argued against "rest" as a treatment for menstruation. Read more about her in Marina’s thread 👇 on.theatln.tc/gCaoQFG
To male scientists of the era, nearly every element of the female anatomy was seen as disqualifying them from suffrage, starting from the very top: their brains. on.theatln.tc/VQdqIsl
To read these articles and more, here is a collection of stories about the fight for suffrage and women’s role in U.S. democracy: on.theatln.tc/LFoMtt8
