In 1920, supporters of the women’s suffrage movement wore yellow roses to the Tennessee General Assembly on the day the body decided whether to ratify the 19th Amendment to give women the right to vote.
Rep. Becky Edwards, R-North Salt Lake, recounted on the Utah House floor Wednesday afternoon that the deciding vote approving the measure came from Harry Burn, the youngest member of the Legislature. Though Burn wore a red rose, he ultimately voted to support the motion after his mother sent him a telegram imploring him to “be a good boy and vote yes.”
“Be a good boy and good girl and vote yes on this resolution,” Edwards urged colleagues Wednesday afternoon, some of whom wore yellow roses.