February 27, 1922 US Supreme Court takes on Womens' Suffrage The
19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote, was passed
by Congress and sent to the states for ratification in June
1919. Although it had been approved by the required 36 (of 48)
states by August 1920, Maryland still refused to allow women to
register. After two lower courts had ruled against Maryland, the
case--Leser v. Garnett--was sent to the US Supreme Court and
argued on January 24-25, 1922. The unanimous decision, which was
handed down on February 27, 1922, agreed with the lower courts
and upheld the Constitutionality of the 19th Amendment.