August 26th designated as Women's Equality Day in 1971 by Marguerite Kearns published on 2013-06-06T18:38:07Z Amelia Bowen reads the joint resolution of the US Congress in 1971, introduced by Bella Abzug, declaring August 26th of each year as Women's Equality Day. It celebrates the ratification of the 19th amendment to the US Constitution in 1920. This is an audio podcast from Suffrage Wagon News Channel, a news and story platform celebrating women's freedom to vote. Find out about our Votes for Women grandmothers, great-grandmothers, ancestors and other family members who sacrified over a 72-year period so that we have the right to vote today. Their campaign for equality continues. For more information: http://suffragewagon.org http://womenssuffrage.org http://suffragewagonnewschannel.com Genre Readings