Today marks Women’s Equality Day, a motion first introduced in 1971 to commemorate August 26, 1920 — when women in the United States won the right to vote — and formally adopted in 1973.

Women’s Equality Day (Aug. 26), a national day of recognition designated by Congress in 1971, commemorates the amendment’s adoption while highlighting how the decades to follow its passage illustrated ...

Representative Bella Abzug of New York, in 1971, first introduced a resolution in the US Congress to designate 26 August as “Women’s Equality Day.” The year before saw the largest gender ...

Women's Equality Day is celebrated on August 26 to highlight the achievements made by women in various fields. The day also aims to bring to the fore the struggles women have faced to win equal ...

Since 1973, August 26 has marked Women’s Equality Day. The day commemorates the 19th amendment granting women the right to vote. The 19th amendment was ratified on August 18, 1920, but it ...

The day serves as a reminder of the bravery and tenacity of women's rights campaigners and suffragettes who dedicated their lives to achieving equality. In addition to recognising the progress ...