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United States Constitution: Amendment 19. Women's Voting Rights

The Constitution Explained

Voting Rights for Women

THE 19TH AMENDMENT

Passed by Congress June 4, 1919. Ratified August 18, 1920.

"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex."

Women's Campaign for the Right to Vote in the United States

Sisters for Women's Suffrage

Abigail Adams

Abigail Adams (1744-1818)
Public Domain

Lucretia Mott

Lucretia Mott (1783-1880)
Public Domain

Sojourner Truth

Sojourner Truth (1797-1883)
Public Domain

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902)
Public Domain

Susan B Anthony

Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906)
Public Domain

Victoria Woodhull

Victoria Claflin Woodhull (1838-1927)
Public Domain

Alice Paul

Alice Paul (1885-1977)
Pubic Domain

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Additional References

Harper, T. (2016). The complete idiot's guide to the U.S. Constitution. Alpha Books, a member of Penguin Random House LLC. 
Messner, K., & Meconis, D. (2020). Women's right to vote history smashers series, book 2. Random House Children's Books.
Monk, L. R. (2015). The words we live by: your annotated guide to the Constitution. Hachette Books.