PSC 2302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Equal Protection Clause, Warren E. Burger, Alice Paul
3 Dec 2020
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20 new equal protections pertaining to gender. Ratification of the 19th amendment gave women the right to vote in 1920. Allowed for women"s suffrage: the culmination of a century-long process of women pushing for equal rights. Western states, specifically montana and wyoming, had allowed women to vote long before the passage of the 19th amendment: constitutional allowed the states to determine who votes in federal elections. 19th amendment created a nationwide standard that allowed all women, who met age requirements, to vote: an individual could not be denied the right to vote based on their gender. Another push to amend the constitution that targeted gender discrimination. Written by suffragette alice paul in 1923. Main provision of the era was that equality of rights under the law should not be denied or abridged by the. United states or by any state on account of sex".
