Nineteenth Amendment

The Nineteenth Amendment may refer to the:

  • Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution - guaranteed women the right to vote.
  • Nineteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, which introduced changes to Articles 2 and 3 of the constitution required by the Good Friday Agreement.

Famous quotes containing the words nineteenth and/or amendment:

    “The nineteenth century is a turning point in history, simply on account of the work of two men, Darwin and Renan, the one the critic of the Book of Nature, the other the critic of the books of God. Not to recognise this is to miss the meaning of one of the most important eras in the progress of the world.”
    —Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)

    “[Asserting] important First Amendment rights ... why should [executions] be the one area that is conducted behind closed doors?... Why shouldn’t executions be public?”
    —Phil Donahue (b. 1935)