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Roaring Twenties: Culture and Economy · US History

How did the 19th Amendment, ratified in 1920, change American society?

  1. It gave women the legal right to own property in every state
  2. It guaranteed that women would receive equal pay for equal work
  3. It granted women the constitutional right to vote in elections
  4. It prohibited the discrimination of women in the workplace
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Correct answer: It granted women the constitutional right to vote in elections

The culmination of decades of work by suffragists, the amendment significantly expanded the American electorate. However, women's voting patterns in the 1920s largely mirrored those of men rather than forming a distinct political bloc.

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