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1920: Nineteenth Amendment:
In the 1860s, supporters for woman suffrage began to pressure Congress for the right to vote. The first woman suffrage amendment was introduced in Congress in 1878, and for the next 40 years it was reintroduced regularly, becoming popularly known as the Susan B. Anthony Amendment. Finally, in 1919 Congress passed the 19th Amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote, which three-fourths of the states ratified by August 18, 1920. Some felt that the next step was full equality under the law. The first Equal Rights Amendment was proposed three years later. |