Nineteenth Amendment Ratified
1920 AD · 20th Century
The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote, was ratified on August 18, 1920, when Tennessee became the 36th state to approve it. Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby officially certified the amendment on August 26, 1920. This historic achievement represented the culmination of more than 70 years of struggle by the women's suffrage movement, granting American women full voting rights at the national level.
Key Figures
Frederick DouglassSusan B. AnthonyCarrie Chapman CattAlice PaulHarry T. BurnBainbridge Colby
Locations
Washington, D.C.Nashville, Tennessee
Topics
civil rightsUSAwomenhuman rightsvoting rightsconstitutional amendmentwomen's suffrage
Connected Events — 3 Connections
Extended constitutional rights framework of Thirteenth Amendment Ratified
The 19th Amendment's 1920 women's suffrage victory demonstrated that constitutional amendments could expand voting rights, a precedent the Voting Rights Act extended to racial minorities in practice Voting Rights Act of 1965
The 15th Amendment's 1870 guarantee of voting rights regardless of race established the constitutional framework that suffragists invoked for 50 years to win the 19th Amendment for women Fifteenth Amendment Ratified
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