It's time to have a little fun with
learning and today i am talking about
the 19th amendment. Before I
talk about the 19th amendment I have to
talk about how the United States of
America has the Constitution. The
Constitution gave individual states an
organized set of laws that outline the
powers given to the Federal Government.
The 19th amendment is a part of the
Constitution that says, "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." Prior to the 19th amendment there were still states where women were not
given the same rights as men in the
country to vote in elections. Many women
began fighting for equal rights in the
1800's. Women who were a big
part of what was called the women's
suffrage movement included Elizabeth
Cady Stanton, Susan B Anthony, Sojourner Truth and more. When a bill is introduced
in Congress it does take time to become
a law the 19th amendment did not make
its way into the Constitution very
easily.
It was first introduced by Aaron A
Sergeant of California in 1878.
It took years before it was voted on and
was rejected. This went on for years
failing to make its way to being a law
until finally President Woodrow Wilson
got involved and the 19th amendment was passed by congress June 4, 1919 and
and ratified on August 18, 1920. The 
19th amendment granted women the right
to vote. After a long fight by November
1920,  women were allowed to vote and i
hope you enjoyed learning about the 19th
amendment
