On August 26, 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was adopted, granting women full suffrage. The Amendment states that "[t]he right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation."

Learn more about the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment from the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Law.