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Priyanka Chopra Shows Her Support to Iranian Protestors

While the anti-hijab protest in Iran is gaining support from celebrities all over the world, Priyanka Chopra took to her Instagram handle and penned down a heartfelt note appreciating and supporting the protest. Priyanka is also the UNICEF global goodwill ambassador and has been working with the organisation for more than a decade now.

Women and suffrage

In 1918, President Woodrow Wilson lent his support for a federal women‘s suffrage amendment and addressed the Senate about granting women suffrage at the end of World War I. In 1919, the Senate passed the 19th Amendment setting in motion the ratification process and finally on 26 August 1920 ~100 years ago ~with three quarters of state legislatures ratifying the amendment, American women secured full voting rights