These fundamental rights and principles are the backbone of America—tampering with them could change everything.

It was Article I of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and it guaranteed that “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States ...

First introduced in 1923, the Equal Rights Amendment has met the requirements for ratification. But its constitutionality is still an open question.

In March 1920, West Virginia ratified the 19th Amendment in a historic vote with the rest of the nation watching. The ...

Minnie Fisher Cunningham helped get women in Texas the right to vote two years before the 19th Amendment was ratified.

In 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote, was ratified by Tennessee, giving it the two-thirds majority of state ratification necessary to make it ...

Legislation designed to make it difficult to vote flies in the face of our history as a nation and our aspirations as a people.

On March 10, 1920, the West Virginia legislature ratified the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution to guarantee women the right to vote. West Virginia was ...

It is extremely difficult to change the U.S. Constitution. It is not simply waving a pen or a magic wand. The Constitution itself, in Article V, defines the process. For a proposal to become an ...

Though the official anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is Aug. 18, West Virginia’s part in approving this monumental and progressive shift played out on ...