August 18 in American History
Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment — by one vote, after 24-year-old legislator Harry Burn switched sides on his mother's written advice. American women had the constitutional right to vote. One letter from Mom, and the Constitution moved.
In 1920: the 19th Amendment is ratified. Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment — by one vote, after 24-year-old legislator Harry Burn switched sides on his mother's written advice.
Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment — by one vote, after 24-year-old legislator Harry Burn switched sides on his mother's written advice. American women had the constitutional right to vote. One letter from Mom, and the Constitution moved.
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