Women were given the right to vote in the United States with the passage of the

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Nineteenth Amendment, which was ratified in 1920, granted women the right to vote in the United States. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was focused on preventing racial discrimination in voting, and the Fifteenth Amendment, ratified in 1870, prohibited voting discrimination based on race, but not gender. The U.S. Supreme Court decision Newberry v. United States, in 1921, dealt with campaign finance law and did not address voting rights for women.

Women Were Given the Right to Vote in the United