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In order to pass the 19th amendment in 1920, how many states had to ratify (approve) it?

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Map shows when the states ratified the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution giving women the right to vote. The approval of thirty-six states wasneeded to ratify the amendment; Tennessee became the thirty-sixth on August 18, 1920, fourteen months after Congress had passed it.
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