Today marks the 40th anniversary of the first annual Women's Equality Day. In 1971, August 26th was proclaimed Women's Equality Day in honor of the day that the 19th Amendment (giving women the right to vote) was certified in 1920.
For more information, check out these resources...
What is Women's Equality Day, National Women's History Project
19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Women's Right to Vote (1920), Our Documents
The Constitution: The 19th Amendment, National Archives
Woman Suffrage and the 19th Amendment, Teaching with Documents, National Archives
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