Frances Tarlton “Sissy” Farenthold

Frances Tarlton “Sissy” Farenthold

Image from the Legislative Reference Library Born: 1926 (in Corpus Christi) Noted For: Frances “Sissy” Tarlton Farenthold is noted as a former Texas legislator, a two-time candidate for Texas governor, a vice-presidential nominee, and the first chair of the National...

Resources for Texas Voters

Image from the League of Women Voters Education Fund website VOTE411 Sponsored by the League of Women Voters Education Fund, VOTE411 is “committed to ensuring voters have the information they need to successfully participate in every election. Whether it’s...
Celebrating the 19th Amendment in the News

Celebrating the 19th Amendment in the News

Minnie Fisher Cunningham, a leader in the Texas suffrage movement, campaigning for the U.S. Senate in 1927. Image from the Austin Public Library. “How Texas Women Delivered the 19th Amendment” From the Texas Observer “An upcoming documentary and book mark the suffrage...