Happy Women's Equality Day!

[uncommon]

On August 26th, 1920, women were finally granted the right to vote in the United States. That was 90 years ago today. (More recent than the end of slavery.)

The 19th Amendment: The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.

Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Text of the resolution declaring August 26th Women's Equality Day (1971):

Joint Resolution of Congress, 1971 Designating August 26th of each year as Women's Equality Day:

WHEREAS, the women of the United States have been treated as second-class citizens and have not been entitled the full rights and privileges, public or private, legal or institutional, which are available to male citizens of the United States; and

WHEREAS, the women of the United States have united to assure that these rights and privileges are available to all citizens equally regardless of sex;

WHEREAS, the women of the United States have designated August 26th, the anniversary date of the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, as symbol of the continued fight for equal rights: and

WHEREAS, the women of United States are to be commended and supported in their organizations and activities,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that August 26th of each year is designated as "Women's Equality Day," and the President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation annually in commemoration of that day in 1920, on which the women of America were first given the right to vote, and that day in 1970, on which a nationwide demonstration for women's rights took place.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/page-gardner/its-time-to-pay-back-alic_b_695321.html

Women, please remember to register and vote! These statistics from the HuffPo are startling.

[niyad]

1. k and r--thank you for remembering this very important day.

[CBR]

2. K&R nt

[uncommon]

3. kick

[femrap]

4. I have concentrated

on this segment of the voting public...'women on their own.' I've called them and canvased them. Many have seen their wants and needs thrown under the bus time and time again.

You don't know how many times I heard, 'Those politicians don't care about me.' And I have to agree...they don't care about Women's issues, unless it's to reduce accessibility to abortion and reproductive health.

When is the time you heard a dem campaign and mention 'child care?' Hell, you'd have every mother in the US vote for the woman/dude if they proposed that Corporations offer on-site child care or at least pay for some of it. After all, it's the future workers of this nation. Or maybe not....by then all the jobs will be outsourced.

Now 'women on their own' are so busy trying to make ends meet (due to making only 77 cents on the dollar and the recession), they don't even have time to be informed of public policies.

Equal, schpequal....having the right to vote on some damn machine doesn't provide true equality in this patriarchy.

Given my age, we are less equal now than we were in the '70's.

[uncommon]

6. I hear ya.

Not voting at all doesn't help either though.

[femrap]

7. Maybe there should be

the option of 'None of the above!' lol. A vote of 'no confidence.'

I see my vote as a tad more important on the local level. After so many betrayals by my party nationally, I guess I have to hold my nose and vote. The lessor of 2 evils is a damn shame.

Maybe we need The Worker Bees Party. lol....the Bee party, not the Tea Party. :rofl: :blush:

[BlueIris]

5. Yee ha.

I'm trying to be optimistic about the ridiculous notion that I am considered a person in this country today, but...meh.