The Women’s and Gender Studies program is happy to commemorate the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Women’s Right to Vote, June 4, 1920
Stay tuned for the activities and events scheduled for fall 2020 in celebration of all suffragists and their fight for the right to vote for their elected officials.
19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Women’s Right to Vote
Joint Resolution of Congress proposing a constitutional amendment extending the right of suffrage to women, May 19, 1919; Ratified Amendments, 1795-1992; General Records of the United States Government; Record Group 11; National Archives.
Passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920, the 19th amendment guarantees all American women the right to vote. Achieving this milestone required a lengthy and difficult struggle; victory took decades of agitation and protest.