Women's Equality Day is celebrated in the United States on August 26 to commemorate the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment (Amendment XIX) to the United States Constitution, which prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex. It was first celebrated in 1971, designated by Congress in 1973, and is proclaimed each year by the United States President.
Women’s Equality Day
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Significance
Anniversary of 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote
The date was chosen to commemorate the day in 1920 when the Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby signed the proclamation granting American women the constitutional right to vote.[1] In 1971, following the 1970 nationwide Women's Strike for Equality,[2] and again in 1973, as the battles over the Equal Rights Amendment continued, Congresswoman Bella Abzug of New York introduced a resolution to designate August 26 as Women's Equality Day.[3]
In 1972, President Richard Nixon issued Proclamation 4147, which designated August 26, 1972, as "Women's Rights Day" and was the first official proclamation of Women's Equality Day.[4] On August 16, 1973, Congress approved H.J. Res. 52, which stated that August 26 would be designated as Women's Equality Day and that "the President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation in commemoration of that day in 1920 on which the women in America were first guaranteed the right to vote".[5] The same day, President Nixon issued Proclamation 4236 for Women's Equality Day, which began, in part: "The struggle for women's suffrage, however, was only the first step toward full and equal participation of women in our Nation's life. In recent years, we have made other giant strides by attacking sex discrimination through our laws and by paving new avenues to equal economic opportunity for women. Today, in virtually every sector of our society, women are making important contributions to the quality of American life. And yet, much still remains to be done".[6]
As of 2021[update], every president since Richard Nixon has issued a proclamation each year designating August 26 as Women's Equality Day.[7]
women, equality, celebrated, united, states, august, commemorate, 1920, adoption, nineteenth, amendment, amendment, united, states, constitution, which, prohibits, states, federal, government, from, denying, right, vote, citizens, united, states, basis, first,. Women s Equality Day is celebrated in the United States on August 26 to commemorate the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment Amendment XIX to the United States Constitution which prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex It was first celebrated in 1971 designated by Congress in 1973 and is proclaimed each year by the United States President Women s Equality DayPage 1 of House BillObserved byUnited StatesTypeHistoricalSignificanceAnniversary of 19th Amendment giving women the right to voteDateAugust 26FrequencyannualNancy Pelosi Anna Eshoo Barbara Lee and Jackie Speier on the 96th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution when women won the right to vote Contents 1 History 2 See also 2 1 Other holidays honoring women 3 References 4 External links 4 1 Presidential Proclamations of Women s Equality Day by decade 4 2 19th AmendmentHistory EditThe date was chosen to commemorate the day in 1920 when the Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby signed the proclamation granting American women the constitutional right to vote 1 In 1971 following the 1970 nationwide Women s Strike for Equality 2 and again in 1973 as the battles over the Equal Rights Amendment continued Congresswoman Bella Abzug of New York introduced a resolution to designate August 26 as Women s Equality Day 3 In 1972 President Richard Nixon issued Proclamation 4147 which designated August 26 1972 as Women s Rights Day and was the first official proclamation of Women s Equality Day 4 On August 16 1973 Congress approved H J Res 52 which stated that August 26 would be designated as Women s Equality Day and that the President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation in commemoration of that day in 1920 on which the women in America were first guaranteed the right to vote 5 The same day President Nixon issued Proclamation 4236 for Women s Equality Day which began in part The struggle for women s suffrage however was only the first step toward full and equal participation of women in our Nation s life In recent years we have made other giant strides by attacking sex discrimination through our laws and by paving new avenues to equal economic opportunity for women Today in virtually every sector of our society women are making important contributions to the quality of American life And yet much still remains to be done 6 As of 2021 update every president since Richard Nixon has issued a proclamation each year designating August 26 as Women s Equality Day 7 See also EditGender equality Gender inequality Timeline of women s suffrage List of observances in the United States by presidential proclamationOther holidays honoring women Edit Rosa Parks Day February 4 December 1 National Girls and Women in Sports Day one day first week of February Susan B Anthony Day February 15 International Women s Day March 8 Harriet Tubman Day March 10 Helen Keller Day June 27 National Women s Day in South Africa August 9 References Edit Gustafson Melanie August 26 2016 Women s Equality Day We re History Women s Equality Day Click The Ongoing Feminist Revolution Berman Eliza August 26 2016 Meet the Woman Behind Women s Equality Day Time Proclamation 4147 Women s Rights Day Text of Public Law 93 105 authorizing the designation of Women s Equality Day pdf August 16 1973 1973 Proclamation by President Nixon The American Presidency Project Search page Equality Day The American Presidency Project External links EditPresidential Proclamations of Women s Equality Day by decade Edit Wikisource has original text related to this article Portal Women s Equality Day 1970s 1972 called Women s Rights Day 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1980s 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1990s 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2000s 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2010s 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 201819th Amendment Edit National Archives 19th Amendment Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Women 27s Equality Day amp oldid 1106828308, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
