Aug 18, 1920 - By 50 to 46, the Tennessee state House of Representatives voted to ratify the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women the right to vote, making Tennessee the 36th and final state needed for its adoption to the US Constitution #100yearsago 
Aug 18, 1920 - At the last moment, Harry T. Burn, a 24-year old Republican Tennessee state legislator, switched his vote in favor of considering the 19th Amendment, breaking a 48-48 ties, at the urging of a note from his mother Febb Burn. #100yearsago
Aug 18, 1920 - Radical suffrage leader Alice Paul unfurling a banner, now embroidered with all 36 stars needed for ratification, from the headquarters of the National Woman's Party in Washington, DC #100yearsago
Aug 18, 1920 - Alice Paul, head of the National Woman's Party, raising a glass to toast Tennessee's ratification of the 19th Amendment, the final state needed to ensure women the right to vote #100yearsago
Aug 18, 1920 - A short article describing the battle to secure ratification of the 19th Amendment in Tennessee #100yearsago nashvillelifestyles.com/living/communi…
Aug 18, 1920 - New York Times: Final ratification of the 19th Amendment looked like a close thing up to the very end #100yearsago
Aug 18, 1920 - New York Evening Herald: Tennessee ratifies the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women the right to vote, securing its adoption to the US Constitution #100yearsago
Aug 18, 1920 - Washington Evening Star: Tennessee ratifies the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women the right to vote, securing its adoption to the US Constitution; Germany's ex-Kaiser watches Bolsheviks take over the world #100yearsago
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