Congress passed the 19th Amendment, granting the right to vote to women, on this day in history, June 4, 1919 — sending the text of the amendment to the states for ratification. The amendment read, ...

In high school, I had reading phases spanning myriad genres, ranging from an intense interest in wild fantasy sagas to a soft spot for memoirs and especially a strange fixation for historical fiction ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. These special guests represented all 36 states that ratified the 19th Amendment.

In the summer of 1919, both houses of Congress officially passed the amendment, also known as the Susan B. Anthony Amendment, in honor of the famed women’s rights activist who helped advance it. It ...

The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote in 1920. But the fight for women's suffrage started decades earlier. Dr. Martha Jones: "Many of the early womens' rights advocates in the United States ...

In 1920, after four decades of organizing to secure the vote for women, President Woodrow Wilson signed the 19th Amendment. But 100 years after the amendment was officially certified in the Federal ...

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 ...

It was ratified by the states on August 18, 1920. Our Constitution was ratified in 1789. Women had no federal constitutional right to vote. A few states periodically gave women states’ voting rights, ...

In support of the club's commitment to women's empowerment, the Orioles today announced plans to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which prohibited the federal ...