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The right of citizens of the [[United States]] to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of [[gender|sex]].

{{cquote|The right of citizens of the [[United States]] to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of [[gender|sex]].

[[Congress]] shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

[[Congress]] shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.}}

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Opposition to this amendment, especially in the South, was very strong. Long after the [[Civil War]], many southerners believed [[feminism]] had emerged as an offshoot of [[abolitionism]]. They also strongly believed that the suffragists challenged a precept deeply rooted in religion, law, and custom: the belief that women should be subordinate to men.<ref>http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/imagegallery.php?EntryID=W081</ref>

Opposition to this amendment, especially in the South, was very strong. Long after the [[Civil War]], many southerners believed [[feminism]] had emerged as an offshoot of [[abolitionism]]. They also strongly believed that the suffragists challenged a precept deeply rooted in religion, law, and custom: the belief that women should be subordinate to men.<ref>http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/imagegallery.php?EntryID=W081</ref>

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