Women’s Equality Day

The fight for women's rights has taken many forms throughout history and takes many forms today. In the US today, the fight for abortion access is a key piece of the fight for women's rights. At the same time, women of color are still fighting against forced and coerced sterilization. While many fight against the sexualization of women in the workplace, a simultaneous fight for women's rights is being fought. Concepts like solidarity and intersectionality can help us to connect these different struggles together under the umbrellas of feminism and women's liberation. Through these frameworks, we can understand that different women are involved in different struggles, that all contributes to our collective freedom. There are many national and global acknowledgements of women and the struggles they face. Women's Equality Day is an effort unique to the United States, one that recognizes the progress that has been made towards a more equitable state and the work that is left to do. Women's Equality Day is an annual recognition of the political and social fight between women from all walks of life launched to secure voting rights for women in the United States. In addition to recognizing the so-called suffragette movement, this day of celebration and reflection has evolved to recognize the ongoing fight for women's rights in the United States. Women's Equality Day happens on August 26th each year. Back in 1920, on this same date, the US Secretary of State signed a proclamation that made the 19th Amendment to the Constitution law. The 19th Amendment gives women the legal right to vote.