The Constitution and Abigail Adams The struggle
... too long. They wanted an amendment to the Constitution of the United States that would give all women the right to vote in all elections. In 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was finally approved. It says, in part: liThe right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied o ...
... too long. They wanted an amendment to the Constitution of the United States that would give all women the right to vote in all elections. In 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was finally approved. It says, in part: liThe right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied o ...
"We the People"?
... The 55 white men who wrote the U.S. Constitution were a privileged group. More than half of them had been to college, 34 had studied law, almost half had been in Congress, and at least 20 owned slaves. The delegates were hardly typical of the larger American population at the time. But, in many ways ...
... The 55 white men who wrote the U.S. Constitution were a privileged group. More than half of them had been to college, 34 had studied law, almost half had been in Congress, and at least 20 owned slaves. The delegates were hardly typical of the larger American population at the time. But, in many ways ...
