Through the work of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, 1890-1892Susan B. Anthony, 1892-1900Carrie Chapman Catt, 1900-1904Anna Howard Shaw, 1904-1915Carrie Chapman Catt, 1915-1947 Caroline McCormick Slade '96, 1947-1951 who formed the National American Woman Suffrage Association finally in 1920 the 19th Ammendment to the United Stated Constitution gave women the right to vote.
The Ammendment stated:
[The right of citizens to vote shall not be denied because of sex.]
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 given power to enforce this article.]
Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
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 given power to enforce this article.]
Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
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