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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Nineteenth Amendment

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

From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021

Starting with Wyoming in 1869, some some states permitted women to vote before the Nineteenth Amendment secured the franchise for all women in 1920.

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

On August 13, after a number of long speeches, the Senate approved ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment by a vote of 25 to 4.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling