The legal right of women to vote was established in the United States over the course of more than half a century, first in various states and localities, sometimes on a limited basis, and then nationally in 1920.
After a hard-fought series of votes in the U.S. Congress and in state legislatures, the Nineteenth Amendment became part of the U.S. Constitution on August 18, 1920.
It states, "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. "This module introduces the brief history of the women's suffrage movement in the U.S.