Colorado Governor Oliver Shoup signs the ratification document for the 19th Amendment December 12, 1919. Colorado was the 22nd state to ratify the amendment, which required 36 states. Tennessee was the thirty-sixth state on August 18, 1920. The amendment officially was adopted August 26, 1920
ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (July 24, 2023) — The public is invited to join a Quad Cities celebration of Women's Equality Day on Saturday, August 26.