Gray Panthers March on Women's Equality
Day, August 26 2006
Women's Equality Day
At the behest of Rep. Bella Abzug (D-NY), in 1971 the U.S. Congress
designated August 26 as “Women’s Equality Day.”
The date was selected to commemorate the 1920
passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women
the right to vote. This was the culmination of a massive, peaceful
civil rights movement by women that had its formal beginnings
in 1848 at the world’s first women’s rights convention,
in Seneca Falls, New York.
The observance of Women’s Equality Day not only commemorates
the passage of the 19th Amendment, but also calls attention
to women’s continuing efforts toward full equality. Workplaces,
libraries, organizations, and public facilities now participate
with Women’s Equality Day programs, displays, video showings,
or other activities.
http://www.nwhp.org/events/equality-day/history-of.html
National Women's History
Project
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