Nineteenth Amendment
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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After 1920, when the Nineteenth Amendment gave women the right to vote, women began slowly turning out to vote, and now they do so in high numbers.
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
After decades of struggle by Susan B. Anthony and others, Congress passed the Nineteenth Amendment, giving women the right to vote.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
The only witness present was his assistant as the Nineteenth Amendment officially became law.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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