Stories by author "Brendan Descamps and Jacqueline deVries": 1 Stories All Tags Sitewide Search Story Search After Suffrage: Becoming Citizens By Brendan Descamps and Jacqueline deVries On September 8, 1919, the Minnesota state legislature ratified the Nineteenth Amendment, becoming the 15th state to do so. Eleven months later, Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the amendment. Once it became law in August 1920, the…
After Suffrage: Becoming Citizens By Brendan Descamps and Jacqueline deVries On September 8, 1919, the Minnesota state legislature ratified the Nineteenth Amendment, becoming the 15th state to do so. Eleven months later, Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the amendment. Once it became law in August 1920, the…