U.S. marks 100 years since women given right to vote

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and sculptor Meredith Bergmann attend the unveiling of a bronze statue featuring Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, following the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment in Central Park in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., August 26, 2020. The statue is the first to feature non-fictional women in Central Park's history. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States marked the centennial of the constitutional amendment that granted women the right to vote on Wednesday with celebrations of the "historic victory" as well as pleas by female politicians to honor the milestone by voting in November's presidential election.

The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was formally certified on Aug. 26, 1920, after decades of struggle by suffragettes. It states, "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 sex."