https://www.nps.gov/wori/learn/historyculture/2020-crash-course.htm
A century after the ratification of the 19th Amendment, women are still advocating for their rights. This activism would be impossible without the power of the vote that enables women to have a say in the democracy they live in. The 19th Amendment is a milestone in American history.
A Brief Timeline of the 19th Amendment
June 1848- The first Woman’s Rights Convention takes place in Seneca Falls. Suffrage is part of the resulting Declaration of Sentiments
February 3, 1870- The 15th Amendment is ratified, guaranteeing the right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
January 1878- A women’s suffrage amendment is introduced to Senate. It fails in 1887.
1914- Another women’s suffrage amendment is introduced. It also fails.
1918- The 19th Amendment passes the House and then fails in the Senate by 2 votes.
February 10, 1919- The 19th Amendment fails in the Senate by 1 vote.
May 21, 1919- The 19th Amendment passes in the House.
June 4, 1919- The 19th Amendment passes in the Senate.
June 10, 1919- Wisconsin and Michigan are the first states to ratify the 19th Amendment.
August 18, 1920- Tennessee is the 36th State to ratify the 19th Amendment law, passing the three-fourths threshold requirement for the amendment to become law.
August 26, 1920- The 19th Amendment is adopted as part of the US Constitution.
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