Answer: B--- By ratifying the 19th Amendment to the Constitution
Explanation: Texas became the ninth state in the United States and the first state in the South to ratify the 19th Amendment in June 26, 1918. The Constitution was ratified to support women suffrage in 1918 which enabled all women across the United States to vote in elections for the first time on both federal and state levels and also conferring on them the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.