- produced by Jackie Kook
- in 2008
The 19th amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified. By prohibiting both the federal and state governments from denying any citizen the right to vote based on sex, women in the U.S. were finally allowed to vote. The passage of this amendment by the U.S. government took years and may never have occurred without the committed and persistent work of thousands of women's suffrage activists. One such group called the Silent Sentinels mobilized thousands of people to hold demonstrations in front of the White House six days a week for over two years. Many other groups, from community organizations to public interest groups also joined the struggle for women's suffrage. Wow. See what happens when people work together and unite?