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

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 the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, many women believed that they had accomplished their goals and dropped out of the movement.

From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014

The Nineteenth Amendment enfranchised women, but some states quickly moved to deny nonwhite women—and men—the right to vote.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling