,h4 ,,res4 #ced  ,9 ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,may #ba1    
#bjai  ,,resolution  ,:]eas ,congress   
pass$ ! #ai? ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 guid$ by ! %>$ ideals
 ( fre$om1 sov]eignty1 democracy1 civil 
lib]ties1 & individual rights2 ,:]eas f 
#aiai to #aibj1 ! ,sixty-,six? ,congress
 debat$1 & ,/ate legislatures consid]$1 
an am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution to provide 
suffrage = wom52 ,:]eas on ,may #ba1    
#aiai1 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives approv$
 a propos$ am5dm5t1 foll[$ by ! ,s5ate a
 few weeks lat] on ,june #d1 #aiai2     
,:]eas ! introduction1 passage1 &       
ultimate ratification ( ! #ai? ,am5dm5t 
7 ! culm9ation ( decades ( "w & /ruggle 
by advocates = ! rights ( wom5 across ! 
,unit$ ,/ates & worldwide2 ,:]eas !     
ratification ( ! #ai? ,am5dm5t ensur$   
wom5 c\ld m fully p>ticipate 9 our      
democracy & fundam5tally *ang$ ! role ( 
wom5 9 ! civic life ( our ,nation2      
,:]eas ,augu/ #ah1 #bjbj1 m>ks !        
c5t5nial ( ! ratification ( ! #ai?      

,am5dm5t by ?ree-f\r?s ( ! ,/ates1      
provid+ ! support necess>y "u article ,v
 ( ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2    
,:]eas ,augu/ #bf1 #bjbj1 m>ks !        
c5t5nial ( ! #ai? ,am5dm5t becom+ a "p (
 ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1      
provid+ = wom5's suffrage2 & ,:]eas !   
c5t5nial anniv]s>y ( ! ratification ( ! 
#ai? ,am5dm5t repres5ts a hi/orical     
mile/one to be laud$ & celebrat$3 ,n[1  
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 celebrates !     
#ajj? anniv]s>y ( ! passage &           
ratification ( ! #ai? ,am5dm5t1 provid+ 
= wom5's suffrage1 to ! ,con/itution ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7 honors ! role ( ! 
ratification ( ! #ai? ,am5dm5t 9 fur!r  
fulfill+ ! promise ( ! ,con/itution ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates & promot+ ! core values ( 
our democracy2  7#c7 reaffirms !        
opportunity = p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to    
le>n ab\t & commemorate ! ef=ts ( !     
wom5's suffrage movem5t & ! role ( wom5 
9 our democracy2 &  7#d7 reaffirms !    
desire ( ,congress to cont9ue /r5g!n+   

democratic p>ticipation & to inspire    
future g5]ations to *]i% & pres]ve !    
hi/oric prec$5t e/abli%$ "u ! #ai?      
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