 Black women still had many hurdles to face before obtaining this right.The passage of the 19th Amendment, which was ratified by the United States Congress on August 18 and then certified as law on August 26, 1920 technically granted women the right to vote.However, the 19th Amendment did not initially extend to women of African American, Asian American, Hispanic American and American indian heritage because of widespread enduring inequality and racism from within the ranks of the women's suffrage movement.