Tag: Women’s Equality Day

NOW Celebrates Women’s Suffrage/Women’s Equality Day

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Congress designated August 26 as “Women’s Equality Day” in 1973 to commemorate the 1920 certification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote. The movement to recognize this date began on the 50th anniversary of the Amendment, with a national demonstration called by NOW to “strike for equality.”  According to Read more …

Little to Celebrate on Women’s Equality Day

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One hundred-two years ago today, (white) women were finally granted the Constitutional right to vote. We now honor this as Women’s Equality Day to commemorate a milestone that catalyzed decades of progress for women. However, it’s disingenuous to celebrate this momentous occasion as equality becomes increasingly more elusive for women as those in power continue Read more …