6.8K views · 149 reactions | One hundred years ago today, American women gained the right to vote with the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, led by women like Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and so many others. For more information on the 19th Amendment and other historical data maintained by the U.S. Census Bureau, click here: https://go.usa.gov/xftuT | U.S. Census Bureau | Facebook

On #ThisDayInHistory in 1920, the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing white women the right to vote, was formally adopted into the U.S. Constitution. The amendment was the culmination of more than 70 years of struggle by women suffragists. https://www.history.com/news/7-things-you-might-not-know-about-the-womens-suffrage-movement | HISTORY