Why did the 19th Amendment pass during the
Progressive Era but not before?

Congress passes the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote. ... During the Reconstruction Era, the 15th Amendment was adopted, granting African American men the right to vote, but the Republican-dominated Congress failed to expand its progressive radicalism into the sphere of gender.

Explanation: basically the republicans were wussies back then

explanation:

damn girl thats not really your friend then. : /