Why the 19th Amendment Did Not Guarantee All Women the Right to Vote
Why the 19th Amendment Did Not Guarantee All Women the Right to Vote Despite the adoption of the 19th Amendment, many women of color, immigrant women and poorer women continued to face barriers at the polls. Author: Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images Despite the adoption of the 19th Amendment, many women of color, immigrant women and poorer women continued to face barriers at the polls. With the certification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution on August 26, 1920, women secured the right to vote after a decades-long fight. "The right of citizens of the United States to vote...
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