Crossroads of History, Equal Rights for Women, S01 E08

n August 1920, only one more state was needed to ratify womens right to vote in America. Tennessee reluctantly agreed to take up the vote. What happened next would change history forever. In August 1920, only one more state was needed to ratify womens right to vote in America. Tennessee reluctantly agreed to take up the vote. Campaigning for and against suffrage came with much bribing, but one committed group of ladies was determined to receive their equal right. The debate over the topic got quite heated, and when it came down to the vote of a single senator, both sides pulled out every stop to make sure they would come out victorious.