Women's Equality Day

August 26 of each year is designated in the United States as Women's Equality Day. Instituted by Rep. Bella Abzug and first established in 1971, the date commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment, the Woman Suffrage Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave U.S. women full voting rights in 1920.

Women's Equality Day Election Logo

Resources:

• White House press release on Women's Equality Day
• National Women's History Project
• Library of Congress American Women a Reference Guide
• National Archives and Records Administration Woman Suffrage and the 19th Amendment