100 years after the ratification of the 19th Amendment, we honor the suffragists who fought to grant women the right to vote—activists like Annie's great-grandmother, Susan Cushing-Wood Bancroft (1861-1948), who was a lifelong suffragist and champion of the underserved. She supported the New Hampshire suffrage movement through her work with the New Hampshire Equal Suffrage Association, her service as president of the Concord Equal Suffrage League, and, perhaps most notably, her successful efforts to convince the Governor's Council to call a special session to hold a vote on the 19th Amendment. Susan Bancroft's steadfast devotion to a woman’s right to vote was instrumental in New Hampshire's passage of the 19th Amendment. In 1919, she and a small group of fellow suffragists addressed the Governor's Council, persuading them to call for the special session in which the New Hampshire House and Senate went on to approve the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, making NH the 16th state to do so. Every day, Annie works to continue and build off of her dedication to women’s rights. Read more about Annie's great-grandmother, Susan Bancroft, here.

From Annie

I’m proud to share the legacy of my great grandmother, Susan Cushing-Wood Bancroft, and to continue advocating for the people of New Hampshire and of the United States of America.

It's an honor to serve alongside strong female leaders in Congress—women who stand up for survivors of sexual assault and advocate for underrepresented voices—who would not have been eligible to run without the progress of the 19th Amendment.

But, as we celebrate this anniversary and milestone, we must also recognize that there's more to be done to ensure all women have equal access to vote and to protection of the law, regardless of zip code or skin color.

The next step in the ongoing fight for equality is to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act—I'm working every day to build on our progress and make good on our nation’s promise of liberty and justice for all.

I am proud to fight for the women of the Granite State and those all across the country. And, after this election, I look forward to having more strong female Congresswomen join me in the ongoing fight for women's rights and equality in our country.

Annie Kuster

Her Record

• As part of the third class of women to ever graduate from Dartmouth, Annie has been breaking ground for women her entire career

• As an adoption attorney for 25 years, Annie worked with women of every age and background facing unplanned pregnancies, and is a staunch defender of a woman’s right to make her own health care decisions

• Annie supports the MeToo movement, and after coming out with her own story, formed the Bipartisan Task Force to End Sexual Violence

• Annie continues working to address sexual assault in the military, and helped lead the successful effort to increase whistleblower protections for those who report these crimes

• She also helped introduce the Campus Accountability and Safety Act to combat sexual assaults on college campuses

• Annie is working to pass critical reforms that will help level the playing field for Granite State women and their families—like the Paycheck Fairness Act to ensure women can access equal pay, affordable childcare, and expanded sick and family leave

• In Congress, Annie is a member of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus where she works to end discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation