Text of the 19th Amendment

The right of the 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.

Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislature.

Summary

         The Nineteenth Amendment is all about giving women the opportunity to vote. In the 1830's, a lot of women went through a lot just to get this amendment ratified. They marched, wrote, and lectured to accomplish what many people thought wasn't possible. It was really hard for them because a lot of people, especially men, thought that all they should do was cook and do house work. The women thought that if they could get educated, then why couldn't they vote? So, they fought and fought until it was finally introduced to Congress in 1878. It was finally ratified in 1920.

The Importance of the 19th Amendment

This amendment was very important to a lot of people. Women all over thought that this amendment was necessary because all people should be able to vote on who they thought should run the country. They also said, “If everyone else can vote, then why can't we. Even black men were able to vote a little bit after the Civil War in 1870.” The Constitution was ratified in 1787. It took about 33 years of hard work just to get this amendment ratified. This amendment means a lot to a bountiful amount of people because if the 19th Amendment wasn't ratified, then many people would not be able to vote.