Dear Fellow Marylanders: On August 26, 1920 – a mere eight days after Tennessee became the last state needed to ratify what would become the 19th amendment to our Constitution – the amendment was certified and women in the United States of America legally were granted full voting rights. Voting is a fundamental right of American citizenship. Each year, on the anniversary of the 19th amendment, we mark Women’s Equality Day by celebrating women’s suffrage and recognizing the sustained efforts of activists like Ida B. Wells, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper and Sojourner Truth who made it possible. These women represent the very best of our nation’s history in achieving equality and the ideals...