Wisconsin's Ratification of the 19th Amendment
6/10/1919
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Wisconsin was the first state to ratify the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which granted women the right to vote, on June 10, 1919. This amendment was first introduced into Congress in 1878. On May 21, 1919, the House of Representatives passed the amendment, and two weeks later, the Senate followed. When Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the amendment on August 18, 1920, the amendment finally obtained the required agreement of three-fourths of the states. U.S. 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: 1633882
Full Citation: Certificate from the State of Wisconsin Ratifying the 19th Amendment to the Constitution; 6/10/1919; Petitions and Memorials of the House Committee on Woman Suffrage from the 66th Congress; (HR 66A-H22); Committee Papers, 1919 - 1920; Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, Record Group 233; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/wi-ratification-19th-amendment, March 27, 2025]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.