Discover what the Nineteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution is. Learn about the timeline of women’s suffrage and how it ...

After decades of argument, Congress passed the 19th amendment, allowing women to vote, in June 1919. It needed to be ratified by 36 states to become law. Nebraska legislators voted unanimously on ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Misty Heggeness highlighted the significance of Harry Burn as it relates to the 19th Amendment. Author Misty Heggeness highlighted the ...

In 1920, the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution meant that women across the country could no longer be denied the vote because of their sex.To mark its 100th anniversary, the ...

In the summer of 1919, both houses of Congress officially passed the amendment, also known as the Susan B. Anthony Amendment, in honor of the famed women’s rights activist who helped advance it. It ...

WASHINGTON (WCSC) - The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified on Aug. 18, 1920, gave women in the United States the right to vote. South Carolina’s state legislature had rejected the ...

CEDAR FALLS – Iowa’s 19th Amendment Centennial Commemoration Committee has announced all planned activities to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment are ...

Charleston, W.Va. – On March 10, 1920, the West Virginia legislature ratified the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution to guarantee women the right to vote. West Virginia was the 34th ...

Today, our nation celebrates another Women’s Equality Day without an Equal Rights Amendment for women. We can recognize how far we’ve come since Aug. 26, 1920, when the 19th Amendment giving women the ...

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