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Pretend that you are a Texas resident in May 1919. Next month, the state legislature will vote on whether to approve the 19th Amendment, which will give women the right to vote.
Write a letter to Senator Clark, who represents you in the Texas Legislature, explaining why you support or oppose women’s suffrage. The letter should be three paragraphs. The first paragraph should tell about you, the writer. The second paragraph should state your position and give two solid reasons to support it. The third paragraph should say why women’s suffrage would be good or bad for the United States of America and should urge the senator to vote to yes or no on the amendment.
Make sure your letter includes the date and your signature.

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The Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified on August 18, 1920. It declares that “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.”

The amendment, which granted women the right to vote, represented the pinnacle of the women’s suffrage movement, which was led by the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA).

In their decades-long struggle for female enfranchisement, women’s rights advocates met with strong opposition from anti-suffrage activists.