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  2. Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

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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]

  3. List of amendments to the Constitution of the United States

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    indicates that state ratified amendment after first rejecting it: Y (×) indicates that state ratified amendment, later rescinded that ratification, but subsequently re-ratified it — indicates that state did not complete action on amendment … indicates that amendment was ratified before state joined the Union: State (in order of statehood ...

  4. Women's suffrage in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Other states followed suit at a regular pace, until the amendment had been ratified by 35 of the necessary 36 state legislatures. After Washington on March 22, 1920, ratification languished for months. Finally, on August 18, 1920, Tennessee narrowly ratified the Nineteenth Amendment, making it the law throughout the United States. [271]

  5. Timeline of drafting and ratification of the United States ...

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    Dates the 13 states ratified the Constitution June 21 • Having been ratified by nine of the thirteen states, the Constitution is officially established, and takes effect for those nine states. [54] June 25 • Ratification Virginia becomes the tenth state to ratify the Constitution (89–79).

  6. National American Woman Suffrage Association - Wikipedia

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    Only three Southern or border states, Arkansas, Texas, and Tennessee, ratified the 19th Amendment, with Tennessee being the crucial 36th state to ratify. The Nineteenth Amendment, the women's suffrage amendment, became the law of the land on August 26, 1920, when it was certified by the United States Secretary of State. [131]

  7. The 19th Amendment was an incomplete victory, and these ... - AOL

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    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 ...

  8. Women's suffrage in states of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The 19th Amendment, which ensures women the right to vote, was ratified August 18, 1920. [369] However, Maryland did not ratify the Amendment until March 29, 1941. The Maryland Senate and the Maryland House of Delegates both voted against women's suffrage in 1920. [ 370 ]

  9. Timeline of voting rights in the United States - Wikipedia

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    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