2020 Women’s Equality Day

August, 2020, marks the 100th Anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution. The 19th Amendment prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex, thus, granting women the right to vote!

Women's Equality Day is celebrated in the United States on August 26 to commemorate the 1920 adoption of the 19th Amendment and honors the hard-fought victory of the women's suffrage movement.

Please join the Widening Opportunities for Women (W.O.W.) Chapter of Federally Employed Women (FEW) and HUD’s Federal Women’s Program (ODEEO) in commemorating Women’s Equality Day by taking the opportunity to participate in the various virtual events dedicated to this historical observance (see links below). Also, please visit the resource links to videos and articles available to help expand your knowledge of women's history and what lies ahead.

Virtual Events

• FEW DC Metro Region 2020 Virtual Legislative Symposium (Registration is required. Please click on the link to register). REGISTRATION LINK: FEW DC Metro Region 2020 Virtual Legislative Symposium
• 2020 Women's Centennial Summit from the Right to Vote to the Right to Lead (sponsored by the Maryland Commission for Women, www.marylandwomen.org) REGISTRATION LINK: 2020 Women's Summit

Educational Videos

• NWHM Celebrates Women's Equality Day (www.NWHM.org)
• Film: The 19th Amendment at 100: Film Traces Struggle Behind Women’s Right to Vote https://www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/19th-amendment-film-womens-right-vote/
• Lecture: The Surprising Road to Women's Suffrage (Funded by the UCLA Office of Instructional Development)
• 6 Surprising Fact About the 19th Amendment “Origin of Everything” (PBS)
• Sound Smart: The 19th Amendment (The History Channel)

Resource Links

• Women's Equality Day - August 26, 2020 (Article) (NationalToday.com)
• About The Film: Not For Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/not-for-ourselves-alone/about-the-film
• Interview: Alice Paul: “I Was Arrested, Of Course…” An interview with the famed suffragette, Alice Paul https://www.americanheritage.com/alice-paul-i-was-arrested-course#7

“Working for the advancement of women in the government”