100 YEARS AGO WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES FINALLY GOT TO VOTE

WASHINGTON ORG : WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE : 100 YEARS WOMEN's RIGHT TO VOTE

EXCERPT: This year, numerous DC museums and institutions are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment by Congress on June 4, 1919, which gave women the right to vote in the United States for the first time.  Although it was not ratified until August 18, 1920 and African American women were denied voting rights in many Southern states until 1965, this centennial remains a monumental moment in the history of women's rights.