August 26, 2004
Women's Equality Day
On August 26, 1920, the 19th amendment granted women the right to vote.
The 19th Amendment 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. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation."
An email from PPMM today explains, "Women's Equality Day celebrates the passage of the 19th amendment. We applaud the suffragists who fought for the right to the vote for women. However, the battle for equality in the voting booth is not over. In the last Presidential election, 22 million unmarried women did not vote."
Way to celebrate Women's Equality Day from The Women's History Project and Creativefolk.com and Teen Wire.
"On this special day, we honor the past by remembering the decades-long struggle of visionary and determined women and men who fought for women's suffrage." from 1999 Proclamation on Women's Equality Day