Grassley, Ernst Pay Tribute to Suffragettes, Celebrate 100 Years of 19th Amendment
WASHINGTON – One hundred years after women in Iowa, and the country, gained the right to vote, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the first woman elected to federal office from the state of Iowa, are paying tribute to the suffragettes who paved the way for women everywhere. In a video, Grassley shares the story of his mother, Ruth Grassley, who was one of the first women in Iowa to cast her ballot under the Nineteenth Amendment.
Click here to watch Grassley and Ernst discuss this historic anniversary.
Last June, Grassley celebrated the 100th anniversary of Congress passing the 19th Amendment and gave a floor speech highlighting the work of the suffragettes in Iowa and his mother’s historic role.
