Even a century after Tennessee became the last state to ratify the 19th Amendment on Aug. 18, 1920, there are still a lot of misunderstandings about what that 39-word addition to the Constitution ...

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The 19th Amendment didn’t give women the right to vote. Its language — and effects — were much narrower. by Anna North. Aug 18, 2020, 2:00 PM UTC.

The 19th amendment secured all women the right to vote, but in practice many women of color were excluded. This continues to resonate today with voter suppression among marginalized communities.

The 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, guaranteeing American women the right to vote, celebrates a big birthday on Tuesday, ...

When we talk about the fight for women's voting rights, some names get left out of history books. Black women played a ...

When the 19th Amendment was finally ratified in 1920, disenfrachisement was still rampant in the South, where the majority of Black people lived at the time.

On August 26, 1920, the 19th amendment was adopted into the U.S. Constitution, opening the doors of opportunity to women across the country. If I wasn’t reminded of this anniversary while ...

Today, all American citizens are eligible to vote irrespective of race and gender, but that hasn’t always been the case.

The 19th Amendment to the Constitution, securing the right to vote for women, was ratified on August 18, 1920. It's considered one of the great landmarks in the fight for gender equality.

The passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920 also coincided with a resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan.So in addition to financial restrictions and literacy tests that favored those with access to ...

“The Nineteenth Amendment was the last of the Progressive Era amendments, and once ratified in 1920, it gave women the right to vote. ...