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Small Win
In 1869 Wyoming was the first state to give women older than 21 the right to vote. -
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The first try
In 1878 women got the amendment to give them the right to vote into congress, but by the time it reached both houses in 1886 the amendment was denied. -
State-State
The group that has worked hard to get the right to vote changed strategies by going state-state instead of one big amendment they did get some states to agree.(Colorado Idaho and Utah.) -
New Times
Woodrow Wilson was just put in office and he decided to support women's right to vote and try to get a bill passed but again if failed in the Senate by two votes -
Winning the War
James Mann took control and proposed the Susan B Anthony Bill giving women the right to vote this time instead of failing it won both houses and was sent in for ratification in the states. -
Pass or Fail
Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin. Kansas, New York and Ohio were the first to easily except the bill in their states. Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland,Mississippi, South Carolina and Virginia all did not accept the bill so that made Tennesse have to decide whether to the bill would be accepted or failed. -
Battle Won
When Tennessee had their legislators it was a 48-48 tie. The final decision would be made by Harry T. Burn. Before he made his decision his mother reportedly wrote him a letter telling him that he should stand with women and their right to vote. That is what the ratification came down to one vote and that vote went to helping women. All of the seven states that did not agree at first changed their mind by 1984 with Missouri being the last to accept the rule.
