Wednesday: Law & Civics
The 19th Amendment...
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Hint: This Amendment was ratified on August 18, 1920.
The 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote.
The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified on August 18, 1920, granted women the right to vote.
This historic amendment marked a significant victory for the women's suffrage movement in the United States, which had been advocating for equal voting rights for decades.
The amendment states that voting rights cannot be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of sex.
Before the federal amendment, some states had already granted women voting rights. Wyoming was the first to do so in 1869, followed by other western states.
The fight for women's suffrage in the United States began long before the 19th Amendment was ratified. It was part of a broader women's rights movement that gained momentum in the mid-19th century.
Seneca Falls Convention (1848): Often considered the starting point of the organized women's rights movement in the U.S. The convention, organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, produced the Declaration of Sentiments, modeled after the Declaration of Independence.
Early Pioneers: Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Sojourner Truth were among the early prominent figures in the suffrage movement.
This pivotal change in American democracy extended voting rights to millions of women and paved the way for greater gender equality in political participation.
