The 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women the right to vote,
was formally adopted into the U.S. Constitution.
The amendment was the culmination of more than 70 years
of struggle by the women’s suffrage movement.
The two sections of the 19th Amendment read simply: “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” and “Congress shall have power to
enforce this article by appropriate legislation.”
Despite the passage of the Amendment, poll taxes, local
laws and other restrictions continued to block women of
color from voting for several more decades.
