the 19th Amendment

Constitution of the United States, via FindLaw et al ^ | ratified on August 18, 1920 | The Framers et al

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Section 1. The right of the 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.

Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

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FindLaw's commentary: The Amendment was adopted after a long campaign by its advocates who had largely despaired of attaining their goal through modification of individual state laws. Agitation in behalf of women's suffrage was recorded as early as the Jackson Administration but the initial results were meager. Beginning in 1838, Kentucky authorized women to vote in school elections and its action was later copied by a number of other States. Kansas in 1887 granted women unlimited rights to vote in municipal elections. Not until 1869, however, when the Wyoming Territory accorded women suffrage rights on an equal basis with men and continued the practice following admission to statehood, did these advocates register a notable victory. Progress continued to be discouraging, only ten additional States having joined Wyoming by 1914, and, judicial efforts having failed, and a vigorous campaign brought congressional passage of a proposed Amendment and the necessary state ratifications.

Following the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Fifteenth Amendment, the state courts which passed on the effect of the Amendment ruled that it did not confer upon women the right to vote but only the right not to be discriminated against on the basis of their sex in the setting of voting qualifications, a formalistic distinction to be sure but one which has restrained the possible applications of the Amendment. In only one case has the Supreme Court itself dealt with the Amendment's effect, holding that a Georgia poll tax statute which exempted from payment women who did not register to vote did not discriminate in any manner against the right of men to vote, although it did note that the Amendment "applies to men and women alike and by its own force supersedes inconsistent measures, whether federal or State."

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[jeffc]

Strange, how, back then, you needed to amend the Constitution to do something like this. Now, all you need is some federal judge to issue a ruling declaring a new "interpretation".

Boy howdy, have we made progress! Talk about streamlining government!

[Sacajaweau]

I always laugh when they give Susan B. Anthony the credit for the 19th amendment.

[JoeProBono]

[ml/nj]

Strange, how, back then, you needed to amend the Constitution to do something like this.

We needed an amendment to ban alcohol. Drugs, and maybe even some food colorings, are banned or restricted by "regulators." Tobacco is next.

ML/NJ

[Repeal 16-17]

The right of the 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 amendment isn't broken into sections. Also, what's this thread about (other than showing that amendment's text and FindLaw's explanation of it)?

[SunkenCiv]

This thread is about the 19th Amendment. There has been a thread each from 10th to 1st (months ago), and from 11th to the 19th.

[SunkenCiv]

I see you've found one of the other topics, hope this list is more convenient. I'd been meaning to compile for a while now.

• the 1st Amendment
• the 2nd Amendment
• the 3rd Amendment
• the 4th Amendment
• the 5th Amendment
• the 6th Amendment
• the 7th Amendment
• the 8th Amendment
• the 9th Amendment
• the 10th Amendment
• the 11th Amendment
• the 12th Amendment
• the 13th Amendment
• the 14th Amendment
• the 15th Amendment
• the 16th Amendment
• the 17th Amendment
• the 18th Amendment

[Repeal 16-17]

Thanks. I would have visited these threads sooner, but I normally stay at the News/Activism forum. I visit the General Chat forum only occasionally.

[SunkenCiv]

I’ll try to remember to ping ya to each week’s installments, if you’d like that.

[malkee]

I also wondered why we are discussing the 19th amendment. My students couldn’t believe it when I told them my father was born before women had the right to vote.