It was Article I of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and it guaranteed that “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall ... the amendment gave women political power ...

Although the 19th Amendment declared that the right to vote cannot be denied on the basis of sex, it did not guarantee voting access to all women. Citizenship laws, poll taxes, threats, and violence ...

Eventually, the amendment would be interpreted to apply most provisions in the Bill of Rights to the states as ... actions by the states. It also gave Congress the power to enforce the amendment ...