Tennessee Becomes 36th State to Ratify 19th Amendment as Women Win Right to Vote
On August 18, 1920, Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment, providing the three-fourths majority of states required to add women’s suffrage to the U.S. Constitution. The decisive vote in the Tennessee House of Representatives came down to 24-year-old State Representative …
Harry T. Burn
Febb E. Burn
Tennessee General Assembly
Carrie Chapman Catt
Sue Shelton White
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