<P> There was considerable anxiety among politicians of both parties to have the amendment passed and made effective before the general elections of 1920 , so the President called a special session of Congress , and a bill , introducing the amendment , was brought before the House again . On May 21 , 1919 , it was passed , 304 to 89 , ( Republicans 200 - 19 for , Democrats 102 - 69 for , Union Labor 1 - 0 for , Prohibitionist 1 - 0 for ) , 42 votes more than necessary being obtained . On June 4 , 1919 , it was brought the Senate , and after a long discussion it was passed , with 56 ayes and 25 nays ( Republicans 36 - 8 for , Democrats 20 - 17 for ) . Within a few days , Illinois , Wisconsin , and Michigan ratified the amendment , their legislatures being then in session . Other states followed suit at a regular pace , until the amendment had been ratified by 35 of the necessary 36 state legislatures . After Washington on March 22 , 1920 , ratification languished for months . Finally , on August 18 , 1920 , Tennessee narrowly ratified the Nineteenth Amendment , making it the law throughout the United States . Thus the 1920 election became the first United States presidential election in which women were permitted to vote in every state . </P>
<P> There was considerable anxiety among politicians of both parties to have the amendment passed and made effective before the general elections of 1920 , so the President called a special session of Congress , and a bill , introducing the amendment , was brought before the House again . On May 21 , 1919 , it was passed , 304 to 89 , ( Republicans 200 - 19 for , Democrats 102 - 69 for , Union Labor 1 - 0 for , Prohibitionist 1 - 0 for ) , 42 votes more than necessary being obtained . On June 4 , 1919 , it was brought the Senate , and after a long discussion it was passed , with 56 ayes and 25 nays ( Republicans 36 - 8 for , Democrats 20 - 17 for ) . Within a few days , Illinois , Wisconsin , and Michigan ratified the amendment , their legislatures being then in session . Other states followed suit at a regular pace , until the amendment had been ratified by 35 of the necessary 36 state legislatures . After Washington on March 22 , 1920 , ratification languished for months . Finally , on August 18 , 1920 , Tennessee narrowly ratified the Nineteenth Amendment , making it the law throughout the United States . Thus the 1920 election became the first United States presidential election in which women were permitted to vote in every state . </P>
when did women get the vote in america
when did women get the vote in america
August 18 , 1920
August 18 , 1920