Portrait of Harry Burn

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Source Collection

Harry T. Burn Papers, McClung Historical Collection

Description

Harry T. Burn was a freshman representative in the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1920. His vote in favor of women's suffrage broke a tie which led to Tennessee becoming the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment, making it a constitutional law. To view the original record, click https://cmdc.knoxlib.org/digital/collection/p265301coll8/id/2

To view the letter that Febb Ensminger Burn to Harry T. Burn, click https://cmdc.knoxlib.org/digital/collection/p265301coll8/id/691

Date Created

8-3-2021

Recommended Citation

"Portrait of Harry Burn" (2021). Harry Burn's change of heart. 1.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-exhibit-suffrage2020-doc1/1