After a year's delay, congressmen, mainly Republican, worked quickly to pass the woman suffrage amendment hoping it would be ratified in time for new voters to show their gratitude in the 1920 ...
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment in the United States, which guaranteed American women the right to vote. Although the amendment was ratified on 18 August 1920 ...
When I was taught the U.S. Constitution in elementary school, the Bill of Rights and the 19th Amendment were always highlighted and printed on the neat little test booklet I took my exams on. The ...
After generations of struggle for suffrage, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed in 1919 and ratified in August 1920. To mark the centennial anniversary of women’s suffrage in 2020, ...
Since the election, women have been inundated on social media with misogynistic phrases like, “Your body, my choice,” “Get ...
But if all else fails, maybe Trent Lott could push through a quick repeal of the Nineteenth Amendment.
19th Amendment - Women can now vote This is an ... The Trump endorsed the God Bless the USA Bible didn't print the amendment restricting him to 2 terms. 24th Amendment - Bye bye poll tax We ...
A phrase that is so firmly lodged in the electoral firmament, it almost feels intrinsic to the democratic process, as much a ...
The roll call was one of the events in a series of celebrations in honor of the 104th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment. The celebrations at Suffs will continue through August 26 ...
To this end, they increasingly argue that 19th-century America’s extraordinary ... revenue source until the ratification of the 16th Amendment—which authorized income taxes—in 1913.
State Supreme Court justices who upheld abortion restrictions racked up major wins across the country this week. Legal ...