In what year did the Nineteenth Amendment grant women the right to vote?

In what year did the Nineteenth Amendment grant women the right to vote?

• A. 1910
• B. 1920
• C. 1930
• D. 1940

Answer: (B)

The key idea is when women won universal voting rights through a constitutional change. The Nineteenth Amendment was ratified in 1920, prohibiting states from denying the right to vote on the basis of sex and thus granting women the right to vote nationwide. This milestone followed decades of activism and culminated in 1920 when enough states approved the amendment, with its certification occurring that year as well. Earlier years would not reflect this constitutional change, and later years would be after the actual grant of voting rights.

The key idea is when women won universal voting rights through a constitutional change. The Nineteenth Amendment was ratified in 1920, prohibiting states from denying the right to vote on the basis of sex and thus granting women the right to vote nationwide. This milestone followed decades of activism and culminated in 1920 when enough states approved the amendment, with its certification occurring that year as well. Earlier years would not reflect this constitutional change, and later years would be after the actual grant of voting rights.