Suozzi requests stamp for suffragette Ida Sammis
<p>U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi on Monday sent out a letter requesting a stamp commemorating a suffragette from Suffolk County.</p>
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Nov 5, 2018, 11:00 PM
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U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi on Monday sent out a letter requesting a stamp commemorating a suffragette from Suffolk County.
On Nov. 5, 1918, Ida Bunce Sammis become one of the first women elected to the state Assembly.
Nov. 5 also signifies the first time women in New York state were allowed to vote.
The year 2020 will mark the 100th anniversary for women nationwide getting the right to vote.
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