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Pros And Cons Of 19th Amendment

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My Comments The 19th and 26th amendments In 1919, the 19th amendment was introduced and then nearly a year later was ratified on August 18th, 1920. On March 23, 1971,the 26th amendment was introduced and was ratified very soon on July 1st, 1971. The 19th Amendment protects citizens rights by letting anyone vote despite their gender. This was the amendment to allow women the right to vote, which is also known as women suffrage.The 26th Amendment protects citizens right by letting people vote as soon as they become a legal adult at the age of 18 and older. Many activists supported the 19th amendment including Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and Susan B. Anthony; plus, there were many others since it was a big change. These women supported …show more content…

The National Education Association Student Program and the NEA Representative Assembly’s thousands of nationwide alleles were the main supporters of the 26th amendment. Many supported the 26th Amendment because it is logical to believe that if your old enough to fight in war than you should be old enough to vote. The 19th Amendment was not supported by the South because those states didn't want to see any change. Tennessee was most the most controversial state that didn't want to approve the amendment but eventually did in order for the 19th amendment to get ratified. There really wasn't anyone that was against the 26th Amendment, but when president Nixon signed the bill in 1970 that would allow all 18 year old adults to vote in elections, the supreme court did not approve and put it down quickly as seen in the case of Oregon vs. Mitchell. In the mid 19th century, the Women's suffrage movement was founded by women who wanted equal rights for all. 240 woman met in Seneca Falls, New York, to insure that all women have the right to vote in July of 1848. When the 15TH Amendment was made,which allowed African American men to vote, it did not include any other genders, just race. In 1869, the National Woman Suffrage Association was formed in order to make the 19TH

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