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Women Win the Vote
When Congress passed the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, work began to gain ratification by two-thirds (36) of the states.
At a special session on November 5, 1919, Maine legislators voted in favor of ratification, making Maine the 19th state to do so.
Anti–suffrage activists in Maine and several other states challenged the validity of the amendment’s approval by legislative action, arguing that a popular vote was required. Courts rejected that view.
The 36th state, Tennessee, ratified the 19th amendment on August 18, 1920, and women’s suffrage was certified as federal law on August 26, 1920.
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