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Yes, women could vote after the 19th amendment - but not all women. Or men Wednesday, August 26, 2020

MPR News

On Aug. 26, 1920, the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution officially took effect when Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby signed a proclamation certifying its ratification.

The amendment promised women that their right to vote would "not be denied" on account of sex.

Yet, even after that milestone, millions of people — women and men alike — were still excluded from the vote, as many barriers to suffrage remained.

Read more at: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/08/26/npr-yes-women-could-vote-after-the-19th-amendment-but-not-all-women-or-men