Women’s Suffrage: Campaign for the Nineteenth Amendment

On August 18, 1920, Congress ratified the Nineteenth Amendment, giving women across the country the right to vote. This historic moment was largely the result of the work of activists and organizations advocating for universal voting rights. While these efforts started earlier, work for the amendment was the culmination of a twentieth-century women’s suffrage movement. This movement faced formidable political and social opposition and delay in moments of national concern like World War I. This set of primary sources—photos, advertisements, maps, and other documents—sheds light on that struggle toward the Nineteenth Amendment.

Chicago citation style
Franky Abbott, Hillary Brady. Women’s Suffrage: Campaign for the Nineteenth Amendment. 2015. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://production.dp.la/primary-source-sets/women-s-suffrage-the-campaign-for-the-nineteenth-amendment. (Accessed March 19, 2024.)
APA citation style
Franky Abbott, Hillary Brady, (2015) Women’s Suffrage: Campaign for the Nineteenth Amendment. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://production.dp.la/primary-source-sets/women-s-suffrage-the-campaign-for-the-nineteenth-amendment
MLA citation style
Franky Abbott, Hillary Brady. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <https://production.dp.la/primary-source-sets/women-s-suffrage-the-campaign-for-the-nineteenth-amendment>.
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