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100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment

August 20, 2020

Updated August 1, 2025

Passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920, the 19th amendment granted women the right to vote. – National Archives

National Park Service
The Nineteenth Amendment
The 19th Amendment: A Crash Course
The Fight for Civil Rights That Changed the World
19th Amendment
The Justice Bell Rings for Women’s Suffrage on Independence Square
Video Series: Suffrage in Sixty Seconds

The National Archives remembers the struggle of early suffragettes with early photos – National Archives
19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Primary Documents in American History – Library of Congress
CWNY’s list of resources on Women’s Equality Day – Center for the Women of New York (CWNY)

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