USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Res. 12, providing for woman suffrage: “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.” The Senate refers the so-called Susan B. Anthony Amendment to the Committee on Privileges and Elections.

Detailed explanation-2: -Susan B. Anthony was a pioneer in the women’s suffrage movement in the United States and president of the National Woman Suffrage Association, which she founded with Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Anthony’s work helped pave the way for the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, giving women the right to vote.

Detailed explanation-3: -19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Women’s Right to Vote (1920)

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Women’s Right to Vote passed the House and Senate. The 19th Amendment became known as the Susan B. Anthony Amendment.

Detailed explanation-5: -Wells and Alice Paul led to the passage of the 19th Amendment. Signed into law on August 26, 1920, the passage of the 19th Amendment was the result of decades of work by tens of thousands across the country who worked for change.