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Suffrage winning in Tennessee... 19th amendment ratification close...
Suffrage winning in Tennessee... 19th amendment ratification close...
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August 16, 1920
THE WORLD, New York City, August 16, 1920
* Nineteenth Amendment ratification close
* Women's suffrage winning in Tennessee
The front page has a two column headline: "TENNESSEE SUFFS PREDICT VICTORY ON EVE OF VOTING" with subhead. (see)
The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits each state and the federal government from denying any citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's sex. It was ratified on August 18, 1920, which is just two days away from the date of this newspaper, when Tennessee became the final state needed for a ratification, marking two-thirds of all states to do so.
Complete in 22 pages, light toning, a little margin wear, small address label near masthead, generally good.
Category: The 20th Century
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