It wasn’t until 1920, after the passage and ratification of the 19th Amendment, that women were finally allowed to vote.

Activist Alice Paul pushed for the Equal Rights Amendment after the 19th Amendment secured voting rights for American women. Photograph by Harris & Ewing, Library of Congress In 1923, Paul ...

After generations of struggle for suffrage, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed in 1919 and ratified in August 1920. To mark the centennial anniversary of women’s suffrage in 2020, ...

Timeline: Key Dates in the Century-Long Battle Over the Equal Rights Amendment The struggle over ... it shortly after the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to ...