In what year was the 19th Amendment ratified, granting women the right to vote nationwide in the U.S.?

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1920

The 19th Amendment was the culmination of a decades-long struggle known as the Women's Suffrage Movement. It was finally ratified after Tennessee became the 'Perfect 36th' state to approve it, passing by a single vote from a representative whose mother told him to 'be a good boy' and vote for it.

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