Thursday, August 26:
Join the Columbia College Salute to Suffragettes
Wear white in honor of the women in white dresses who courageously held daily
demonstrations in Washington, D.C., and New York.
At 12:30 p.m., gather on the mall (in front of the library)
for brief readings from Suffrage Movements leaders’ speeches.
August 26 is Women’s Equality Day
In 1971 the U.S. Congress designated August 26 as “Women’s Equality Day” to commemorate the 1920 passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote. This year is the 90th anniversary of Women’s Suffrage. Learn more: www.nwhp.org/resourcecenter/equalityday.php
