Celebrate with us #WomensEqualityDay as part of the #WomensVote100 milestone!

On Aug. 26, 1920, Sec. of State Bainbridge Colby issued a proclamation declaring the 19th Amendment ratified & part of the U.S. Constitution forever protecting American women’s right to vote.

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Last week, @FLBarNews wrote a terrific article about the 100th anniversary of the #19thAmendment : https://www.floridabar.org/the-florida-bar-news/video-celebrates-the-ratification-of-the-19th-amendment/

And @FLBarPresident @dorif_m, @FLSecofState Laurel Lee & other prominent Florida women legal leaders made a video:

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To learn more about this MONUMENTAL legal anniversary, here are additional resources:

** National Women's History Alliance - https://nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org/resources/commemorations/womens-equality-day/10-ideas-for-womens-equality-day/

** Women's Vote Centennial - https://www.womensvote100.org/learn 

** And for the kids -- Children's Reading List! - https://www.2020centennial.org/childrens-books 

So join us in toasting this milestone as *100 YEARS* ago the U.S. ratified the 19th Amendment, paving the way for women to vote in our nation’s elections. And on the centennial, we honor their momentous sacrifices, achievements, and enduring legacies:
https://floridasuffrage100.org/