USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

WOMENS SUFFRAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why was the Nineteenth Amendment named after Susan B. Anthony?
A
In 1878, Anthony and Stanton arranged for Congress to be presented with an amendment giving women the right to vote.
B
Because she was a person who was part of the Women’s Suffrage and she also was a person who supported the Women’s Suffrage
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The amendment was known as the “Susan B. Anthony Amendment” to honor her work on behalf of women’s rights, and on July 2, 1979, she became the first woman to be featured on a circulating coin from the U.S. mint.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 19th Amendment was added to the Constitution, ensuring that American citizens could no longer be denied the right to vote because of their sex. Michael Boyd was a legal studies intern at the National Constitution Center.

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

Detailed explanation-4: -The Senate debated what came to be known as the Susan B. Anthony Amendment periodically for more than four decades. Approved by the Senate on June 4, 1919, and ratified in August 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment marked one stage in women’s long fight for political equality.

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