Amendment1920
19th Amendment Officially Certified
Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby officially certified the 19th Amendment early in the morning without ceremony. The amendment guaranteed women the right to vote, capping a movement that had begun at Seneca Falls in 1848.
Why It Matters
The certification completed the constitutional process of extending suffrage to women, doubling the potential electorate and representing one of the most significant expansions of democracy in American history.