Women's votes

2. September 2010, Christine Sellers

26. August 2010, the exercise of the right to vote in the United States is gaining on the 90th anniversary of the women. The United States Constitution, on the basis of the 19th amendment was transferred to the House of representatives on 21. May 1919, 304 89 votes. Senate passes the change to 4 June 56 25 votes. Tennessee ratified the 18. August 1920, clear the change in the final three-fourths of the States required hylkäysrajan consent. 26.August 1920, Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby have certified that they accept such amendment.

Nineteenth Amendment

Péres Res 1 the proposed nineteenth amendment to the States, and can be seen in the United States Statute is the large size of stat. 362 (picture right). Signed copies of the national archives and shall be deemed to be a picture you can see the online exhibit for the change to the end of the 19th century with more background.

Women's voices (photographer unknown)

The library of Congress is documents and photographs of the 19th amendment to the laws relating to the collection. women in the number of votes: National American women's voting rights Association Collection, 1848-1921, is 167 books, pamphlets and other elections campaign document system artifacts. particularly interesting is the timeline of the document one hundred years toward suffrage.The Congress of the library is also "Votes for women ' elected pictures-1850-1920, graphical text documents as a partner.The law library of Congress includes a commemorative history of the month page women shall be updated on an annual basis.Page deals with the months of history and the Executive and legislative services list of documents.

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