what was the 19 amendment and why did it establish
Introduction. Ratified on August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted American women the right to voteâa right known as woman suffrage. At the time the U.S. was founded, its female citizens did not share all of the same rights as men, including the right to vote.outhern states were adamantly opposed to the amendment, however, and seven of themâ Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, South Carolina and Virginiaâhad already rejected it before Tennesseeâs vote on August 18, 1920. It was up to Tennessee to tip the scale for woman suffrage.