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Nineteenth Amendment Ratification

The Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution, which guarantees women's suffrage, was ratified in August 1920 despite resistance from Southern states.

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How did the Southern states respond to the 19th Amendment's ratification in August 1920?

Southern states as a region resisted the both politically and rhetorically: several legislatures rejected ratification in 1919–1920, only a few approved it on the initial roll call, and others decline...