Celebrating the 88th Anniversary of Women in the United States  
Winning the Right to Vote  
August 26th - Women’s Equality Day

In 1920, women won a 72-year political campaign that began at Seneca Falls in 1848. Ratified on August 26th, the 19th Amendment, the Woman Suffrage Amendment to the United States Constitution secured full voting rights for women.  

In 1971, Representative Bella Abzug was able to get a Congressional Resolution passed that designated August 26th as Women's Equality Day to commemorate the passage of the 19th Amendment, the Woman Suffrage Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. 

For more information: 

• Women's Equality Day  
• Lesson ideas
• Invite a special speaker, author, or performer for your event. 
  National Women's History Project's Speakers Bureau    
• Women's History Performers 
• Authors and Presenters 

Special Resources 

• Women's Rights and Women's Equality Day Resources - includes buttons, balloons, posters, banners, placemats, sashes, display sets, braclets, bookmarks, and books.