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

Prior to the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, women already had the right to vote in several states.

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

Everyone expected Harry T. Burn to vote against the Nineteenth Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling