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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHappy Anniversary to the 19th Amendment!
This day in American History, women got the right to vote: http://m.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/08/25/presidential-proclamation-womens-equality-day-2014
On August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment was certified, securing for women the fundamental right to vote. The product of decades spent organizing, protesting, and agitating, it was a turning point on the long march toward equality for all, and it inspired generations of courageous women who took up this unfinished struggle in their own time. On the anniversary of this civil rights milestone, we honor the character and perseverance of America's women and all those who work to make the same rights and opportunities possible for our daughters and sons.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim August 26, 2014, as Women's Equality Day. I call upon the people of the United States to celebrate the achievements of women and promote gender equality in our country.
Damn right, Mister President.
Manifestor_of_Light
(21,046 posts)You can't trust them, they're flighty and emotional. And they only vote for the best looking candidate. I actually heard this from an ex-husband. He was convinced that was why Bill Clinton got elected President. They said the same thing after the 1920 election, the first one in which women could vote, and Harding won.
I'm glad the President signed a proclamation. I'm still waiting for some respect from certain parts of society, like Rodney Dangerfield. Some people are still waiting for 40 acres and a mule, or their ancestors were waiting.
riqster
(13,986 posts)But you can't do much without it. Kudos to the suffragettes and their allies for what they accomplished.
Manifestor_of_Light
(21,046 posts)And their struggles to get women's suffrage in England. It was produced by the Beeb and shown here on Masterpiece Theater.
It seems to be on Youtube.
riqster
(13,986 posts)Boomerproud
(7,889 posts)I wonder if they even thought about being angry that the most fundamental right in this country was denied them?