July 4, 1919: Congress approves the 19th Amendment

Saturday 4 July 2009

The 19th Amendment, approved July 4, 1919, gave women the right to vote under Constitutional protection. In 1918, President Wilson announced his support of the amendment, yet the proposal failed to receive enough support from the Senate in an October vote. However, after the 1919 elections resulted in a heavily pro-suffrage Congress, the amendment passed and was ratified Aug. 18, 1920.