Women get the vote.

• Position: GREAT MOMENTS IN U.S. HISTORY: AUGUST 18, 1920 - U.S. Constitution 19th Amendment - Brief article

On August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution-which granted women suffrage-was ratified by the required three-fourths of the 48 states. Tennessee was the 36th state to approve the amendment. Women had been campaigning for the right to vote since the mid-1800s. The amendment was first...