<P> The Nineteenth Amendment was originally introduced in Congress in 1878 by Senator Aaron A. Sargent . Forty - one years later , in 1919 , Congress submitted it to the states for ratification . It was ratified by three - fourths of the states a year later , with Tennessee 's ratification being the last needed to add the amendment to the Constitution . In Leser v. Garnett ( 1922 ) , the Supreme Court rejected claims that the amendment was unconstitutionally adopted . </P>
<P> The Nineteenth Amendment was originally introduced in Congress in 1878 by Senator Aaron A. Sargent . Forty - one years later , in 1919 , Congress submitted it to the states for ratification . It was ratified by three - fourths of the states a year later , with Tennessee 's ratification being the last needed to add the amendment to the Constitution . In Leser v. Garnett ( 1922 ) , the Supreme Court rejected claims that the amendment was unconstitutionally adopted . </P>
who was involved in the passing of the 19th amendment
who was involved in the passing of the 19th amendment
Senator Aaron A. Sargent
Senator Aaron A. Sargent