September, 1920  Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

The New York Times, September 4, 1920 – The Tennessee House sends the governor official notification of their non-concurrence with the suffrage vote in the State Senate. The governor forwards the document to the US Secretary of State. The anti-suffrage groups say the action by the governor is a positive sign for their lawsuit. The pro-suffrage forces say the Tennessee governor is just informing the Secretary of State, not revoking his certification of the ratification of the Amendment. read clipping

The New York Times, September 5, 1920 – As soon as the Suffrage Amendment was added to the US Constitution, the National Woman’s Party contacted the thirty-three states where women previously had not had full suffrage to determine if state laws would have to be changed to allow women to vote in 1920. The Mississippi attorney general says the registration deadline has passed and women will not be able to vote in November. In Georgia, the attorney general rules that women will be allowed to vote, even though they have not registered. In all the other states, except for New Jersey, the National Woman’s Party says accommodations in state laws are being made to allow women to vote in 1920. read clipping

The New York Times, September 5, 1920 – The Tennessee House votes against a bill to defer the poll tax for women. The State Senate had already voted to defer the tax. read clipping