The LWV-CC is gearing up for several important months and significant activities. Celebrations, recognitions, study groups, forums, and of course our very important and informative monthly meetings. Executive Board monthly meetings center on remembering our mission and always asking, “What do we need to do to enhance our service to our membership?” We remind ourselves, to educate, inform, and advocate. We celebrate our history and the significance of the, “Right to Vote!”, in the United States of America. So is this not worth celebrating!
This past July 4th, the United States of America celebrated the official anniversary of when the thirteen colonies declared independence from Britain in 1776. It marked 240th year of America’s independence. …show more content…
In only four years, we will be celebrating the centennial of this historic day recognizing the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave women the right to vote and to full citizenship for the very first time. LWV-CC will be celebrating this important historical date on August 25, 2016. Watch for details this coming week.
Many fearless and dedicated men and women suffered jail time, physical assaults by the police and spectators (at demonstrations), and insults, during this struggle that lasted over seven decades. It was in 1971 that Congress by resolution designated this day as “Women’s Equality Day”, due to the efforts of Congresswoman Bella Abzug (D-NY). This designation recognized the many sacrifices made by these courageous women and men to achieve this ratification. So is this not worth celebrating!
The League of Women Voters was founded by Carrie Chapman Catt, President of the National American Woman Suffrage Association in 1920, during its convention that was held six months before the ratification. She was a women’s rights activist and a suffragist, who stated that the vote was the “emblem of equality” for all citizens, men and women. So is this not worth
This past July 4th, the United States of America celebrated the official anniversary of when the thirteen colonies declared independence from Britain in 1776. It marked 240th year of America’s independence. …show more content…
In only four years, we will be celebrating the centennial of this historic day recognizing the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave women the right to vote and to full citizenship for the very first time. LWV-CC will be celebrating this important historical date on August 25, 2016. Watch for details this coming week.
Many fearless and dedicated men and women suffered jail time, physical assaults by the police and spectators (at demonstrations), and insults, during this struggle that lasted over seven decades. It was in 1971 that Congress by resolution designated this day as “Women’s Equality Day”, due to the efforts of Congresswoman Bella Abzug (D-NY). This designation recognized the many sacrifices made by these courageous women and men to achieve this ratification. So is this not worth celebrating!
The League of Women Voters was founded by Carrie Chapman Catt, President of the National American Woman Suffrage Association in 1920, during its convention that was held six months before the ratification. She was a women’s rights activist and a suffragist, who stated that the vote was the “emblem of equality” for all citizens, men and women. So is this not worth