Reminders from Our Flag
for Tuesday, August 18, 2020
... 100 year anniversary of 19th Amendment's ratification ...
for Tuesday, August 18, 2020
... 100 year anniversary of 19th Amendment's ratification ...
[ Alice Paul formed the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage in 1913 and was leader of the National Women's Party (1916) leading up to passage of the 19th Amendment ]
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Today's * from Our Flag
... 100 years ago women finally got the right to vote ...
... 100 years ago women finally got the right to vote ...
[ Women Suffragists (Women calling for their right to vote) protesting outside the White House circa 1919/1920 = public domain image]
On this date, August 18, in 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified - meaning it reached approval in three-quarters of the states. And, then, on August 26, 1920, the Amendment was signed into law (adopted).
The 19th Amendment was first introduced by Senator Aaron Sargent of California back in 1878.
That's right. It then took 42 years of protesting and politicking before it was ratified - upon the 36th state, Tennessee, approving it.
The 19th Amendment states:
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.
The 19th Amendment was first introduced by Senator Aaron Sargent of California back in 1878.
That's right. It then took 42 years of protesting and politicking before it was ratified - upon the 36th state, Tennessee, approving it.
The 19th Amendment states:
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.
[ Alice Paul sewing the 36th star, the ratification star, onto the Women's Suffrage banner she created. Each day that a state approved the 19th Amendment, she sewed on another star - counting up to it becoming law. ]
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Now, go 'Be a stud citizen' today.
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(Official motto of the United States of America)
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