Women were granted the right to vote by the 19th Amendment, passed by Congress in 1919 and ratified by enough states in 1920 to take effect. In 1923, the Supreme Court decided that federal minimum wage legislation applying to women infringed on the liberty of contract and thus on the Fifth Amendment.
Green Lady may refer to: 1  Chinese Girl, a painting by Vladimir Tretchikoff. 2  Lady of the Green Kirtle, the main villain in C.S. Lewis's book The Silver Chair.
That, too, was the work of Lady Bird Johnson. Lady Bird Johnson, the widow of President Lyndon Johnson who died Wednesday at 94, was one of the most influential first ladies in the nationâs history, and she leveraged that influence for nearly a half-century to protect and preserve Americaâs natural beauty. She was green before green was cool.