19th Amendment to the United States Constitution (1920)
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
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| Title | Description | Class | 
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|  Vanguard: Black Women and the Right to Vote | This teaching module discusses how Black women fought against both racism and sexism during their fight for women's suffrage, featuring a webinar with Martha S. Jones, author of the 2020 book, Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All. | 
- Title
- 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution (1920)
- Description
- The Nineteenth Amendment granted women the right to vote by prohibiting the denial of suffrage based on sex. The amendment was passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and ratified August 18, 1920.
- Date
- 1920-08-18
- Author
- United States. Congress
- Subject
- Women
- Spatial Coverage
- United States
- Document Type
- Constitutional Amendment
- Document Category
- Primary Source
- Bluebook Citation
- U.S. Const. amend. XIX
- Digital Repository
- National Archives
- Title
- 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution (1920)
- Description
- The Nineteenth Amendment granted women the right to vote by prohibiting the denial of suffrage based on sex. The amendment was passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and ratified August 18, 1920.
- Date
- 1920-08-18
- Author
- United States. Congress
- Subject
- Women
- Spatial Coverage
- United States
- Document Type
- Constitutional Amendment
- Document Category
- Primary Source
- Bluebook Citation
- U.S. Const. amend. XIX
- Digital Repository
- National Archives
