On #ThisDayInHistory in 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, granting many American women the right to vote. The Amendment was the result of nearly a century’s work by both Black and White suffrage advocates, but despite the Amendment’s aims, it would take more than 40 years for many women of color to achieve voting equality. To learn more about the 19th Amendment, visit https://bit.ly/3heZivq | HISTORY

One hundred years ago, the 19th Amendment provided the largest mass voter enfranchisement in American history. Watch THE VOTE, now streaming → pbs.org/thevote | American Experience | PBS