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The year 2020 marks the centennial of the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, as well as the 150th anniversary of the first women voting in Utah, which was the first state in the nation where women cast a ballot. [143] An annual celebration of the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, known as Women's Equality Day, began on August 26, 1973. [144]
Women's suffrage, or the right of women to vote, was established in the United States over the course of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, first in various states and localities, then nationally in 1920 with the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution. [2]
Women are guaranteed the right to vote by the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. In practice, the same restrictions that hindered the ability of non-white men to vote now also applied to non-white women. 1923. Texas passes a white primary law. [36] 1924
The 19th Amendment to the Constitution, giving American women the right to vote, passed in 1920. [209] It came up before the House of Representatives in 1918 with the two-thirds votes needed for passage barely within reach; Representative Frederick Hicks of New York had been at the bedside of his dying wife but left at her urging to support the ...
The ratification of the 19th amendment in 1920, which recognized women's suffrage was the last amendment during the progressive era. [206] Another significant constitutional change that began during the progressive era was the incorporation of the Bill of Rights so that those rights would apply to the states.
If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that every vote — past, present, and future — matters a lot. Amelia McNeil-Maddox, an 18-year-old voter from Maine, says the coincidence of the ...
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The ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, which granted women the right to vote, [9] was an important step in increasing women's political influence and advancing gender equality. Subsequent civil rights movements in the 20th century further challenged discriminatory practices, and in 1964, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act was ...