Jeannette’s vote for the 19th Amendment helped give 26 million American women the right to right before the 1920 presidential election. Library of Congress
Jeannette is the only woman to vote on the resolution for the 19th Amendment granting women across the nation the right to vote when ratified by the states in 1920.
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