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The Nineteenth Amendment

Amendment 19 The Amendment was adopted after a long campaign by its advocates who had largely despaired of attaining their goal through modification of individual state laws. Agitation in behalf of women's suffrage was recorded as early as the Jackson Administration but the initial results were meager. Beginning in 1838, Kentucky authorized women to vote in school elections and its action was later copied by a number of other States. Kansas in 1887 granted women unlimited rights to vote in municipal elections. Not until 1869, however, when the Wyoming Territory accorded women suffrage rights on an equal basis with men and continued the practice following admission to statehood, did these advocates register a notable victory. Progress continued to be discouraging, only ten additional States having joined Wyoming by 1914, and, judicial efforts having failed,\1\ and a vigorous campaign brought congressional passage of a proposed Amendment and the necessary state ratifications.\2\

My Words The Nineteenth amendment is set for a womens sufferage. This Also Gave woman the right to vote. Help woman get out of the different things that a woman couldn't do until this amendment was passed.