senator aaron a. sargent was involved in the passing of the 19th amendment.
senator aaron a. sargent was involved in the passing of the 19th amendment.
who was involved in the passing of the 19th amendment?
senator aaron a. sargent
1878: a federal amendment to grant women the right to vote is introduced for the first time by senator aaron a. sargent of california. though initially unsuccessful, the amendment would eventually become the 19th amendment.









































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1880: new york state grants school suffrage to women.









































1882: the u.s. house and senate both appoint committees on women's suffrage, which both report favorably.









































1883: women in the washington territory are granted full voting rights.









































1884: the u.s. house of representatives debates women's suffrage.









































1886: the suffrage amendment is defeated two to one in the u.s. senate.
timeline of women's suffrage in the united states
the committee held its first session on january 3, 1918, and heard testimony from carrie chapman catt, anna howard shaw, and others in favor of the constitutional amendment for woman suffrage. on january 8, the committee ordered a favorable report on the amendment. the following day, president woodrow wilson publicly declared support for the amendment, and on january 10, the house of representatives passed the federal woman suffrage amendment by two-thirds majority. the senate failed to pass an amendment, so the house voted again to pass the woman suffrage amendment, which would become the 19th amendment, on may 21, 1919. the committee's final report was on h.j. res. 1, which became the 19th amendment to the constitution. though the committee existed until 1927, it ceased activities following the ratification of the 19th amendment in 1920.
united states house committee on woman suffrage