"From the earliest history of our country, woman has shown equal devotion with man to the cause of freedom and has stood firmly by his side in its defense," Anthony wrote in her Declaration of Rights ...

Charleston, W.Va. – On March 10, 1920, the West Virginia legislature ratified the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution to guarantee women the right to vote. West Virginia was the 34th ...

WASHINGTON (WCSC) - The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified on Aug. 18, 1920, gave women in the United States the right to vote. South Carolina’s state legislature had rejected the ...

The 19th Amendment was passed by Congress on June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920, granting women the right to vote. First introduced in Congress in 1878, the 19th Amendment was not easily ...

Aug. 18 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1227, Genghis Khan, the Mongol leader who forged an empire stretching from the east coast of China west to the Aral Sea, died in camp during a campaign ...

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/vote-not-all-women-gained-right-to-vote-in-1920/ Three African American women at a polling place, one looking at ...

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. Constitution ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the 1920s, some women's lives changed radically due to the introduction of new rights and jobs. The 19th Amendment was ratified ...

Congress passed the 19th Amendment, granting the right to vote to women, on this day in history, June 4, 1919 — sending the text of the amendment to the states for ratification. The amendment read, ...

The 1920s were a period of great change. Vintage photographs provide a glimpse at what life was like for women throughout the decade.