August 26th is the anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment. The law that gave women in the United States the right to vote. In 1971, because of the efforts of Rep. Bella Abzug (D- NY), Congress designated the day “W omen’s Equality Day” not only to honor the passage of the 19th Amendment, but to bring awareness to the continued pursuit of gender equality.
Although we have come a long way in 91 years, women are still not represented equality in government and Pennsylvania has one of the lowest rates of women in elected office. It’s not too late to celebrate Woman’s Equality Day by committing to bringing equality to the political landscape. Here are some suggestions.
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Circle Elections Day (November 8th) on your calendar so you don’t forget to vote
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Host a screening of Iron Jawed Angels
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Make a donation to the Pennsylvania Woman’s Campaign Fund and help us get women elected to the PA legislature
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Decide to run for office and save the new date for our upcoming campaign school – January 27-30, 2012.
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