House Joint Resolution Regarding the 19th Amendment
5/19/1919
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This Congressional resolution, which proposed extending the right to vote to women, became the 19th Amendment to the Constitution.
This is the resolution from the House of Representatives showing that Mr. Mann – Woman Suffrage Committee Chairman James R. Mann of Illinois – introduced the Susan B. Anthony Amendment, as it was known. It was referred to the Committee on Woman Suffrage on May 19, and passed in the House on May 21. It soon passed in the Senate on June 4, 1919.
Once three-fourths of states (36 at that time) ratified the amendment, it was added to the Constitution. Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify it on August 18, 1920. Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby certified the ratification on August 26, 1920.
This is the resolution from the House of Representatives showing that Mr. Mann – Woman Suffrage Committee Chairman James R. Mann of Illinois – introduced the Susan B. Anthony Amendment, as it was known. It was referred to the Committee on Woman Suffrage on May 19, and passed in the House on May 21. It soon passed in the Senate on June 4, 1919.
Once three-fourths of states (36 at that time) ratified the amendment, it was added to the Constitution. Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify it on August 18, 1920. Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby certified the ratification on August 26, 1920.
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. House of Representatives.
National Archives Identifier: 1633885
Full Citation: House Joint Resolution 1 Regarding the 19th Amendment; 5/19/1919; (HR 66A-B6); Bills and Resolutions Originating in the House, 1789 - 1974; Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, Record Group 233; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/house-nineteenth-amendment, December 8, 2023]Activities that use this document
- The Amendment Process: Ratifying the 19th Amendment
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