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There Was Almost A State Called Franklin In Eastern Tennessee

It's a complicated story, but part of what is now eastern Tennessee was once part of western North Carolina - and today in 1784, they tried to break away and form their own state, called Franklin.

The Woman Who Got Her Lawmaker Son To Cast The Deciding Vote For Women’s Suffrage

Febb Ensminger Burn lobbied her 24 year old in the Tennessee legislature to "be a good boy" and vote for women's suffrage.