Even a century after Tennessee became the last state to ratify the 19th Amendment on Aug. 18, 1920, there are still a lot of misunderstandings about what that 39-word addition to the Constitution ...

When Tennessee ratified the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution on Aug. 18, 1920, that was enough: as the 36th state to approve the amendment, the Volunteer State made sure the U.S ...

The 19th Amendment was a key step for women's rights in the U.S. Women won the right to vote more than a century ago, but access to the ballot has never been equal.

The 19th Amendment didn’t give women the right to vote. Its language — and effects — were much narrower. by Anna North. Aug 18, 2020, 2:00 PM UTC.

The 19th amendment secured all women the right to vote, but in practice many women of color were excluded. This continues to resonate today with voter suppression among marginalized communities.

The 19th Amendment actually "prohibited states from using sex (and they used the word 'sex' then, not 'gender') as a means of limiting the vote to men only," according to Louise Stevenson, ...

When the 19th Amendment was added to the Constitution, Black and white women stood alongside one another more equal than ever before. But what equality meant depended on where you were in a nation ...

The 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920, officially giving women the right to vote for the first time in American history — largely thanks to early suffragette leaders such as Cady Stanton, who ...

19th Amendment coverage In fight for 19th Amendment, suffragists saw Tennessee as last hope and worst nightmare ‘Brilliant and politically savvy:’ The roles of African American women in the ...

The road to the 19th Amendment unquestionably warrants commemoration, says Treva B. Lindsey, but an uncritical celebration of its ratification in 1920, however, would be an acute misstep that ...