"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 shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation."
Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation."
Amendment nineteen, AKA the BEST amendment ever (in my opinion). It is the amendment that gave women the right to vote in 1920! Even though amendment 15 stated that no one shall be denied the right to vote, I guess women weren't considered citizens at the time (silly people). I am greatly thankful for this amendment as I am a woman.
I retrieved this picture from: http://pssigmyblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/19th-amendment.html
This picture makes me ashamed of our past as America that women had to be excluded from such an important thing. I could never imagine going through a time where I was technically not considered an important citizen enough to be able to vote, what a shame.. This woman is standing up for her rights as a citizen, after all that Mr.President wouldn't even be on the Earth without us women!
This video sheds light onto the two women who started the suffrage movement (they didn't live to see the amendment passed). I truly respect those women and because of them we have women involved in the political system now, and even a woman who made it to the general elections (and sadly did not win over her opposition).
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