Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) – As the United States celebrates 250 years of independence in 2026, WBEN is taking a look back on Buffalo and Western New York’s role in the history of the country.
Buffalo and Western New York played an active role during the decades-long women’s suffrage movement that, eventually, led to the 1920 ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, granting women the right to vote.
While other parts of New York played more of a role in women’s suffrage earlier, such as the women’s convention in Seneca Falls or with Susan B. Anthony in Rochester, Buffalo’s involvement comes a little bit later, much closer to World War I…