Aug. 26 (UPI) --While the 19th Amendment was ratified on Aug. 20, 1920, it was certified on Aug. 26, which is why Americans celebrate Women's Equality Day annually on that day. After 105 years, ...
Women’s Equality Day is observed every year in the United States on August 26. It has been celebrated since 1971 to honour women’s progress toward equal rights with men. The day marks the passing of ...
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)– Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has proclaimed August 26 as Women’s Equality Day to commemorate the 105th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, ...
S1: Welcome back to KPBS midday Edition , I'm Jade Hindman. Today marks Women's Equality Day. On this day in 1920 , the 19th amendment passed , granting women the right to vote in theory , for women ...
We can recognize how far we’ve come since August 26, 1920, when the 19th Amendment giving women the constitutional right to vote became law, but we must also acknowledge how far we still have to go to ...
National Women’s Equality Day, observed on August 26, marks the adoption of the19th Amendment in 1920, which granted women the right to vote – 144 years late. Women have been playing catch-up ever ...
The Coalition of Women’s Organizations will host its 33rd annual Women’s Equality Day program at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, in the Muncie City Hall auditorium. Women’s Equality Day celebrates the ...
Correspondent photos / John Patrick Gatta Mahoning Valley Freedom Fighters event coordinator Janet Cobb, right, addresses the crowd at Tuesday’s Women’s Equality Day rally with Patience Morris of ...