August 26, 1971: U.S. Congress declares August 26th as an annual Women's Equality Day

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

Sonnet Ireland
Head of Federal Documents
Reference & Instruction Librarian
Subject Specialist: Legal Research, Political Science
Urban Studies, Engineering

National Women's History Month: Fun Links

In honor of National Women's History Month, I'll be posting links to web sites and documents that are interesting! Here are some links:


Seneca Fall Convention Collection, American Treasures of the Library of Congress

19th Amendement of the Constitution, National Archives & Records Administration

Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, Division for the Advancement of Women (Dept of Economic and Social Affairs)


(Kudos to Dr. Day, Chair of the Political Science Department at UNO, for the wonderful links.)

Sonnet Erin Brown
Federal Documents Librarian
Subject Specialist: Political Science/Paralegal Studies