Question

the nineteenth amendment says that \the right of citizens of the united states to vote shall not be denied or limited by the united states or by any state on account of sex.\ this amendment protected women’s suffrage, or the right to vote, across the united states.
look at the following timeline about women’s right to vote. then answer the question below.
timeline content: 1869 - the wyoming territory allows women to vote; 1893 - the state of colorado votes to let women vote; 1896 - the states of utah and idaho allow women to vote; 1910 - 1919 - twelve additional states protect women’s suffrage; 1920 - the nineteenth amendment is ratified, allowing women to vote in all states.
based on the timeline, which of the following statements is true?

• before the nineteenth amendment was ratified, it was not legal for women to vote anywhere.
• some states allowed women to vote before the nineteenth amendment was approved.
• women could not vote anywhere before the 1900s.

Explanation:

The timeline shows Wyoming Territory (1869), Colorado (1893), Utah and Idaho (1896), and 12 states (1910-1919) allowed women to vote before the 1920 ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment. This contradicts the claims that women couldn’t vote anywhere before the amendment or before the 1900s.

Answer:

Some states allowed women to vote before the Nineteenth Amendment was approved.