2. Historical development: Women’s suffrage and the Nineteenth Amendment

Dates appearing in the associated account: 1848, 1920

Historical developments and consequences

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Ida B. Wells, Alice Paul

The 1848 Seneca Falls convention demanded equal civic rights. Decades of state campaigns, organizing and protests preceded ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920.

The amendment prohibited sex-based voting exclusions; discriminatory registration and citizenship laws continued to limit access for many women.

Original historical article · Authorities & decisions

Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Ida B. Wells and many other organizers worked across different generations and strategies. Congress passed the Nineteenth Amendment in 1919; ratification followed in August 1920.