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Constitution Day

Resources for celebrating the U.S. Constitution.

Bill of Rights

Bill of Rights
From the National Archives. Links to download (jpg) the original Joint Resolution passed by Congress on September 25, 1789, proposing 12-not 10-amendments to the Constitution.
Bill of Rights: A Transcription
Pocket Constitution

19th Amendment

The 19th Amendment was ratified on August 18, 1920

19th Amendment by State
From the National Park Service.
Georgia and the 19th Amendment
GA ratified it Feb. 20, 1970 [rejected it July 24, 1919]
19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Women's Right to Vote
Joint Resolution of Congress proposing a constitutional amendment extending the right of suffrage to women, May 19, 1919. From the National Archives.

Recent exhibitions and periodical articles on the 19th Amendment

Any Great Change: The Centennial of the 19th Amendment
Exhibit at the Atlanta History Center to Jan. 2021.
National Geographic
Aug. 2020 has article - view via Flipster database

For e-books on women's suffrage, see the Books tab/page on this Guide.