Nineteenth Amendment

American  

noun

1. an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1920, guaranteeing women the right to vote.

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Example Sentences

The Nineteenth Amendment extended the vote to include women, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 made exercising the right to vote a reality for Black men and women in the South.

From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021

As Congress passed the Nineteenth Amendment enfranchising women, for example, it specifically rejected a proposal to allow only states to enforce the amendment.

From Slate • Sep. 21, 2020

So there are no women in Congress the following year, when it finally votes to pass the Nineteenth Amendment.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 16, 2016

In 1919, Congress passed the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

Although the Nineteenth Amendment wouldn’t be ratified until August 1920, it was obvious that, at long last, American women would have the vote.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler