On August 18th, 1920, women gained the right to vote in the United States under the 19th amendment. The amendment barred U.S. citizens from being “denied or abridged [the right to vote] by the United States or by any other State on account of sex” (U.S. Const. Amend. XIX). It was not until years later, however, that African American, immigrant, and Native American women (and men) would obtain the right to vote.
