The 19th Amendment, ratified in 1920, prohibits the US government and states from denying the right to vote based on sex.

106 years ago, the fate of 17 million women rested in the hands of a man wearing a red rose and carrying a very important ...

On August 18, 1920, Tennessee State Rep. Harry T. Burn voted in favor of the 19th Amendment. A letter he received from his ...

On Aug. 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote, was ratified by Tennessee.

Aug. 26 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1920, eight days after it was ratified, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect -- giving women the right to vote. In 1964, Democrats ...

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Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Smithsonian Associates program coordinator and author Rebecca Roberts details the passage and ratification of the 19th Amendment. The Nineteenth ...

On Aug. 18, 1920, a 24-year-old state legislator from East Tennessee walked into the Tennessee House chamber wearing a red rose on his lapel. Red meant no. The chamber was deadlocked 48-48. The 19th ...

INDEPENDENCE MALL (WPVI) -- The National Constitution Center's 19th Amendment exhibit explains how women won the right to vote. It starts in 1848 with the Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A member of the League of Women Voters participates in a demonstration to protest the lack of voting rights for the citizens of ...