When did women gain the right to vote in the United States (suffrage)?

When did women gain the right to vote in the United States (suffrage)?

• A. 1920
• B. 1865
• C. 1812
• D. 1933

Answer: (A)

Women’s voting rights in the United States became a nationwide guarantee with the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920, which declares that the right to vote cannot be denied on account of sex. After decades of organizing and advocacy, many states had allowed women to vote in some elections, but a nationwide right required this constitutional change, achieved in 1920. The other dates point to different moments in American history that aren’t about suffrage, so they don’t apply here.

Women’s voting rights in the United States became a nationwide guarantee with the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920, which declares that the right to vote cannot be denied on account of sex. After decades of organizing and advocacy, many states had allowed women to vote in some elections, but a nationwide right required this constitutional change, achieved in 1920. The other dates point to different moments in American history that aren’t about suffrage, so they don’t apply here.