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Opinion
Published
08/30/10
19TH AMENDMENT - The date is right there in the reference books: It was Aug. 18, 1920, when Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment to U.S. Constitution, giving women the right to vote. Find Us On Facebook
That's just 90 years ago, within the living memory of some of the oldest among us. Our nation started with a Declaration of Independence announcing as a "self-evident" truth that "all men are created equal." Yet it took us 144 years to get around to the idea that this might include women as well. Maryland, by the way, rejected the amendment in 1920, and didn't ratify it until 1941. The...
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