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will be no action on suffrage. However, one member, Harry Burn, who had voted with the "antis" on the first motion, votes in favor of the Suffrage Amendment. The result is a forty-nine to forty-seven vote for suffrage. The Speaker of the House then changes his vote to be in favor, because a legislator on the winning side can ask for the vote to be reconsidered within three days. The final tally is fifty votes for suffrage and forty-six against. read clipping

The New York Times, August 19, 1920 – Front Page – The US Secretary of State Colby says he will proclaim the validity of the Suffrage Amendment as soon as he gets the certificate of ratification from Tennessee. But, the individual states must determine if state laws have to be changed to accommodate women voting — such as, amending registration and poll tax deadlines that have already been missed. Alice Paul is seeking ratification by a thirty-seventh state to preclude the possibility of a court challenge to any one state’s ratification. This article details the dates when each state acted on the Suffrage Amendment. The article also lists the other countries where women have been granted suffrage. read clipping

The New York Times, August 19, 1920 – Front Page – Both presidential candidates cheer the results in Tennessee. read clipping

The New York Times, August 19, 1920 – This article details the long fight for suffrage dating back to 1839 when Lucretia Mott was not seated at an abolitionist’s conference because she was a woman. read clipping