19 AMENDMENT

Women's History Month Begins Mar 1, 2025- Mar 31 May 21, 1919 Republican House passes constitutional amendment granting women the vote with 85% of Republicans in favor, but only 54% of Democrats; in Senate, 80% of Republicans would vote yes, but almost half of Democrats no August 18, 1920 Republican-authored 19th Amendment, giving women the vote, becomes part of Constitution; 26 of the 36 states to ratify had Republican-controlled legislatures 1943 “Skirted Soldiers”: The Women’s Army Corps and Gender Integration of the U.S. Army during World War II