How a Michigan woman managed to vote 49 years before the 19th Amendment

How a Michigan woman managed to vote 49 years before the 19th Amendment

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Aug. 20, 1920, is a big date in American history. It marks the day Tennessee ratified the 19th Amendment, giving women across the country the right to vote. While Tennessee was the 36th state to approve the law, triggering the three-quarters majority needed to amend the Constitution, Michigan was among the first. Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan each ratified it on June 16, 1919. Michigan wasn’t just on the front lin…