On August 18, 1920, Tennessee became the 36th and final state needed to ratify the 19th Amendment into the U.S. Constitution. 100 years later, the WSCC is celebrating this critical milestone of American democracy with a full day of virtual events and commemorations in honor of the state that sealed the deal on suffrage.
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August 18, 1920: The day of victory has finally arrived! After generations of effort, “Votes for Women” is no longer a slogan, or a distant goal, but will be a Constitutionally guaranteed right, with only purely ceremonial events remaining to be done.
The decades-long, nationwide struggle ended in Nashville this afternoon when the Tennessee House approved – by a single vote – ratification of the Susan B. Anthony Amendment. The “Volunteer State” has now become the 36th and final one needed to permanently and explicitly ban sex discrimination at every polling place in the nation by enshrining these words in the U.S. Constitution:
“Section 1: 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.
“Section 2: Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.”
Learn More Here: https://suffragistmemorial.org/august-18-1920/
