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Amendment first proposed to Congress
Women were finally on the path to gaining the right to vote after all of their stuggles. -
Colorado
Colorado became the first state to ratify the Amendment. -
Utah and Idaho
Utah and Idaho follow Colorado in adopting the 19th Amendment. -
Women's sufferage groups
Most women's sufferage organizations were uniting to get the 19th amendment passed. -
New York
New York adopted women's sufferage. -
President Wilson begins to support the 19th Amendment.
President Wilson began to change his position and support the bill that was proposed. This made the political aspects in the nation begin to change. -
House of Representatives passed the Amendment
The House of Representatives finally passed the proposal of the 19th Amendment. -
Senate passed the proposal of the 19th Amendment
The bill to give women the right to vote would finally be passed on to the states to be ratified. -
The last state needed to approve the bill votes yes!
Tennessee is the 36th state to ratifiy the bill. This gives the bill the 3/4 vote of the states that it needs to be passed. -
The 19th Amendment officially gives women the right to vote.
The Secretary of State, Bainbridge Colby signs the amendment into law.
