Not all of the parade observers are suffrage supporters. Hostile members of the crowd swarm and insult the marching women. The publicity resulting from this incident instigates an investigation by District of Columbia Commissioners and provides further momentum for the suffrage campaign. Catt's plan required the coordination of activities by a vast cadre of suffrage workers in both state and local associations . Jeannette Rankin of Montana becomes the first American woman elected to represent her state in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Women win the vote in New York State .
The suffrage measure wins by a margin of 100,000 votes in New York City and breaks even in the rest of the state. In the long run, however, this decision proves to be a prudent one as it adds yet another reason to why women deserve the vote. The Nineteenth Amendment passes both House and Senate in a special session and goes to the states for ratification . Following ratification by the necessary thirty-six states, the Nineteenth Amendment is adopted. Maud Wood Park becomes the first president of the League.