Tuesday marks a very special and important anniversary in the U.S. — 100 years since women got the right to vote. The Constitution's 19th Amendment was ratified on Aug. 18, 1920. The House of ...

WASHINGTON (WCSC) - The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified on Aug. 18, 1920, gave women in the United States the right to vote. South Carolina’s state legislature had rejected the ...

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/vote-not-all-women-gained-right-to-vote-in-1920/ Three African American women at a polling place, one looking at ...

Congress approved the 19th Amendment in 1919 with bipartisan support: 83% percent of Republicans in the House and 82% in the Senate, and 53% of Democrats in the House and 54% in the Senate. Some ...

This month marks the centennial of the nineteenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which extended voting rights to female citizens nationwide. By the time the United States ratified the amendment ...

Aug. 18 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1227, Genghis Khan, the Mongol leader who forged an empire stretching from the east coast of China west to the Aral Sea, died in camp during a campaign ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Misty Heggeness highlighted the significance of Harry Burn as it relates to the 19th Amendment. Author Misty Heggeness highlighted the ...

In 1920, the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution meant that women across the country could no longer be denied the vote because of their sex.To mark its 100th anniversary, the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Holly Corbett covers bias, workplace culture, and social movements. The 19th Amendment is part of a larger story about voting ...

Editor’s note: Throughout 2025, the Herald-Leader will be spotlighting key moments and individuals in Lexington’s vibrant 250-year history. Today, we look at the role women in Lexington played in the ...

After decades of argument, Congress passed the 19th amendment, allowing women to vote, in June 1919. It needed to be ratified by 36 states to become law. Nebraska legislators voted unanimously on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A member of the League of Women Voters participates in a demonstration to protest the lack of voting rights for the citizens of ...