Congress passed the 19th Amendment, granting the right to vote to women, on this day in history, June 4, 1919 — sending the text of the amendment to the states for ratification. The amendment read, ...

The activism of Black women often predated that of famous white suffragists—and still informs debates over what history is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Today, American citizens can vote regardless of race or gender, but that hasn’t always been the case. When the U.S. was founded ...

WASHINGTON (WCSC) - The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified on Aug. 18, 1920, gave women in the United States the right to vote. South Carolina’s state legislature had rejected the ...

The 19th Amendment was passed by Congress on June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920, granting women the right to vote. First introduced in Congress in 1878, the 19th Amendment was not easily ...

In 1920, the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution meant that women across the country could no longer be denied the vote because of their sex.To mark its 100th anniversary, the ...

Calling all history buffs and those curious to know what happened “in the day”! There are a couple of programs coming up that will intrigue those who relish learning more about the past. One is being ...

Aug. 18 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1227, Genghis Khan, the Mongol leader who forged an empire stretching from the east coast of China west to the Aral Sea, died in camp during a campaign ...

One hundred years ago, the 19th Amendment enfranchised millions of women across the United States following a seven-decade campaign. The struggle to expand voting rights to women resonates today as ...

After decades of argument, Congress passed the 19th amendment, allowing women to vote, in June 1919. It needed to be ratified by 36 states to become law. Nebraska legislators voted unanimously on ...