Final answer:
Prior to the 19th Amendment, women were not considered legal persons with full rights; this changed in 1920 when women gained the right to vote.
Step-by-step explanation:
The statement that women were not considered a legal person on their own prior to the ratification of the 19th Amendment is true.
The 19th Amendment, ratified in 1920, granted women in the United States the right to vote. Before its ratification, women had very limited legal rights and were often considered dependents of their fathers or husbands.
They could not vote, serve on juries, or enjoy many other rights and responsibilities of citizenship that men had.