Women Win the Right to Vote
The 19th Amendment, ratified in 1920, granted women suffrage after decades of persistent activism. Suffragists used protests, hunger strikes, and compelling arguments to overcome entrenched opposition. Their victory doubled the electorate overnight. Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton never lived to cast legal ballots. The amendment represented a major step toward equality, though many women of color faced additional barriers to voting for decades afterward.
