Women Demand the Right to Vote: The Old Courthouse, St. Louis, Missouri

Visit The Old Courthouse in St. Louis, and learn about the case of Virginia Minor, a women's suffrage leader who in 1872 attempted to register to vote, was refused, and soon after, with her husband Francis Minor, launched a legal fight that made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Though unsuccessful, their case helped pave the way for women to win the right to vote.Then, step onto St. Louis' Locust Street, site of the historic 1916 "Golden Lane" protest, where thousands of women gathered in a silent procession that spanned twelve city blocks, in support of voting rights for women.