Women's Equality Day is 26 August 2012

The national Women's Equality Day is 26 August 2012. The theme is Celebrating Women's Right to Vote. For special observance presentations for Women's Equality day visit DEOMI at www.deomi.org. President Barack Obama released a Presidential Proclamation for Women's Equality Day.

In 1971 the U.S. Congress designated August 26 as “Women’s Equality Day” at the behest of Representative Bella Abzug (D-NY).

The date was selected to commemorate the 1920 passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote. This was the culmination of a massive, peaceful civil rights movement by women that had its formal beginnings in 1848 at the world’s first women’s rights convention, in Seneca Falls, New York.

The observance of Women’s Equality Day not only commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment, but also calls attention to women’s continuing efforts toward full equality. Workplaces, libraries, organizations, and public facilities now participate with Women’s Equality Day programs, displays, video showings, or other activities.

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Women's Equality Day is 26 August 2012