Dr. John Biggan
Mandela Barnes For Wisconsin
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Never forget that women were denied the right to vote, treated as voiceless property. Women stood up, risked their lives and livelihood, to ratify one of the most important rights for women, the right to vote.
Women’s Equality Day is celebrated on August 26 and commemorates the 19th amendment granting women the right to vote. The 19th amendment states:
“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.”
The 19th amendment was ratified on August 18, 1920, but it actually wasn’t certified until it was signed by a government official eight days later. Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby signed the historic proclamation on August 26, 1920 (a week after its ratification) at 8 a.m. in Washington, D.C., without an audience or any fanfare.
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/womens-equality-day-190900750.html
https://www.womenshistory.org/articles/womens-equality-day
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/stories/womens-equality-day.html
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