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The New York Times, August 27, 1920 – Front Page – The certificate of ratification is received in Washington, DC in the early hours of the morning on August 26. The Secretary of State is notified at 4 am. After ensuring everything is in order, at 8 am he proclaims the Suffrage Amendment is now part of the US Constitution. Neither Alice Paul nor Carrie Chapman Catt is present. The National Woman’s Party had hoped to film the event. Carrie Chapman Catt is invited to the White House later in the day. read clipping (This article is also available on The New York Times Learning Network).

The New York Times, August 27, 1920 – This is the text of the proclamation signed by the Secretary of State specifying that the Suffrage Amendment is now the Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution. read clipping

The New York Times, August 27, 1920 – The Speaker of the House in Tennessee says the state did not ratify the Suffrage Amendment. The anti-suffrage legislators remain in Alabama, so the deadline for reconsidering the suffrage vote has not officially ended. In the meantime, in Maine, the governor agrees to call a special session so the Legislature can enact the procedural laws to enable women to vote in the state. read clipping

The New York Times, August 27, 1920 – The attorney general of Connecticut says a special session of the Legislature is needed to pass "enabling acts" to allow women to vote. read clipping