Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the country and its states from denying citizens voting rights based on sex.
The amendment, which granted women the right to vote in America for the first time, was part of a decades-long movement for female suffrage at both state and national levels-and part of an international push towards granting women equal rights.
In 1878, the first women's suffrage amendment was introduced into Congress. However, it took many years for an amendment to pass both houses of Congress-in 1919 (House) and June 4th 1919 (Senate).
The amendment was then sent to the states for ratification, with Tennessee becoming the deciding 36th state on August 18, 1920.
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The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the country and its states from denying citizens voting rights based on sex.
The amendment, which granted women the right to vote in America for the first time, was part of a decades-long movement for female suffrage at both state and national levels-and part of an international push towards granting women equal rights.
In 1878, the first women's suffrage amendment was introduced into Congress. However, it took many years for an amendment to pass both houses of Congress-in 1919 (House) and June 4th 1919 (Senate).
The amendment was then sent to the states for ratification, with Tennessee becoming the deciding 36th state on August 18, 1920.
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