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The 19th amendment of the U.S. Constitution was adopted in 1920 against the law that prohibits a citizen’s right to vote based on gender. The suffragists, members of the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS), hosted the suffrage movement led by Millicent Garett Fawcett, Lucretia Mott, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
The suffragists believed in a peaceful protest and campaigned for voting rights for the middle class and property-owning women, unlike suffragettes who believed in violence and militancy.
President Richard Nixon officially commemorated Women’s Equality Day in 1971 by issuing an official proclamation. The day is now recognized worldwide under the same name on the same day.
Women’s Equality Day is an official holiday celebrated every year on the 26th of August in the USA. The day recognizes the importance of empowering women to make every society strong and healthy.
An empowered woman is strong, intelligent, and kind. Here are a few ways to celebrate equality day:
Note: International Women’s Day celebrated on the 8th of March should not be confused with the National Women’s Equality Day.
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