CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia lawmakers and political leaders on Monday recognized the 100th anniversary of the state ratifying the constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote.
March will mark the anniversary of West Virginia being the 34th state to approve of what would become the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The state Legislature, whose session ends March 7, recognized the anniversary on Monday.
The state Senate approved a resolution celebrating the landmark decision a century ago.
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., spoke at the state Culture Center as part of a ceremony recognizing the occasion.