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Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits any United States citizen to be denied the right to vote based on sex. It was ratified on August 18, 1920....

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1920

8.18.1920

The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage.

8.26.1920

The 19th amendment to United States Constitution takes effect, giving women the right to vote.

1922

2.27.1922

A challenge to the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, allowing women the right to vote, is rebuffed by the Supreme Court of the United States in ''Leser v. Garnett''.