After winning the right to vote in 1920, American women went on to fight for the Equal Rights Amendment and for new roles in politics, while African Americans demanded an end to racially discriminatory voting laws. Learn more about these milestones — and about the lives of two pioneering suffragists -- by reading these articles from the TIME archive.

	Carrie Chapman Catt: Tireless Crusader Date of Issue: June 14, 1926 Read Excerpt>		Emmeline Pankhurst: The Agitator Date of Issue: June 14, 1999 Read excerpt from TIME 100 Profile>
	The Voting Rights Act: "A Triumph for Freedom" Date of Issue: August 13, 1965 Read Excerpt>		One Giant Leap for Womankind Date of Issue: April 3, 1972 Read Excerpt>
	ERA Dies Date of Issue: July 5, 1982 Read Excerpt>		Geraldine Ferraro: "This Is an Exciting Choice" Date of Issue: July 23, 1984 Read Excerpt>