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Voting rights are still under threat in Texas, with the Texas Legislature creating brand-new barriers to the democratic process. But it was hardly more than 100 years ago that suffragists were rallying at Wooldridge Square for women's right to vote. On Friday, Oct. 28, the city unveiled a new historical marker at that park once marred by heaps of city garbage – that monument is one of a couple hundred roadside markers like it across the country to elevate little-known stories of the struggle for equality.
Rosario Neaves had achieved the good life.
She was a vibrant, single woman with a high-profile job, earning more than $230,000 a year. She could buy anything she wanted and traveled overseas, visiting Paris and Amsterdam. She was in great health, someone who enjoyed hiking, bicycling, kayaking and dancing. Her calendar was full.
Then it all collapsed.