Congressional publications
- Women's Suffrage: Fact SheetCRS Report, July 8, 2019, 7 pages
Provides brief history of women’s suffrage movement that began in 1848 at the first women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls, NY, and resulted in ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution on Aug 18, 1920, thereby granting women the right to vote. Contains legislative timeline of women’s suffrage; recent legislation related to the Nineteenth Amendment; and links to historical documents, selected resources, and commemorative events, in light of upcoming 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage. - Selected Women's Rights Legislation Enacted Between 1919-1978CRS Report, April 9, 1979, 53 pages
Presents provisions and brief legislative histories of selected legislation on women's rights enacted 1919-78, arranged in chronological order for the 66th-95th Congresses. - Arguments of woman-suffrage delegates before Committee on Judiciary of SenateSerial Set 1993 S.misdoc.74, January 23, 1880, 26 pages
- Report of Committee on Woman Suffrage on joint resolution proposing amendment to Constitution of United StatesSerial Set 2175 S.rp. 399, March 28, 1884, 40 pages
- Proposing amendment to Constitution of United States extending right of suffrage to women, with minority reportSerial Set 2355 S.rp 70, February 2, 1886, 48 pages
Senate Select Committee on Woman Suffrage - Resolution proposing amendment to Constitution extending right of suffrage to womenSerial Set 2618 S.rp. 2543, February 7, 1889, 105 pages
Senate Select Committee on Woman Suffrage - Hearing before Select Committee on Woman SuffrageSerial Set 5269 S.doc.409, March 27, 1908, 24 pages
- Hearings on woman suffrage, proposed amendment to ConstitutionSerial Set 6176 S.doc. 601, April 23, 1912, 32 pages
Senate Committee on the Judiciary - Hearings on Woman SuffrageSerial Set 6323 H.doc. 762, May 18, 1912, 104 pages
House Committee on Judiciary - Reports and hearings on woman suffrage, relative to amendments to Constitution that right to vote shall not be denied or abridged on account of sexSerial Set 6365 S.doc. 1035, January 22, 1913, 100 pages
- Hearing on resolution to establish woman suffrage committee, HouseSerial Set 6754 H.doc. 754, December 3, 1913, 214 pages
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