Women have now been voting for 105 years

Kathy Egan reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com In 1787, the U.S. Constitution was drafted, establishing the government of the United States. By 1788, all the necessary states had ratified it, so, in 1789, it became effective, and the brand new U.S. government began operating under its guidance. Since that time, there have been 27 amendments to our founding document, the first 10 of which are known as the Bill of Rights. Some see the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution as the most significant, although that is subjective. The amendment, which provided American women the right to vote, has now been in place for over 100 years; it is easy to take the right to vote for granted i