On this day in 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, giving women the right to vote. It is also the birthday of Australian poet, essayist, and literary critic Nettie Palmer (1885), and on this date in 1958, Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita" was published in the United States.
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TWA for Thursday, August 18, 2011
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On this day in 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, giving women the right to vote. It is also the birthday of Australian poet, essayist, and literary critic Nettie Palmer (1885), and on this date in 1958, Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita" was published in the United States.