History of the United States II / Unit 8 USH2 1094 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Tennessee's Vote
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The idea
By August nineteen twenty thirty-five states had ratified the Nineteenth Amendment, one short of the thirty-six required, and Tennessee voted next.
In practice
Twenty-four-year-old Harry T. Burn changing his vote after reading a note from his mother.
Where people slip
Seventy-two years after Seneca Falls, the amendment was ratified in time for that year's presidential election.
Your place on the trail
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