RAPID CITY, S.D. – In honor of Women’s Equality Day, Democracy in Action recognized the first ladies of the nation’s presidents on Wednesday, Aug. 26, with biographies on the downtown statues.
Women’s Equality Day is a national observance on August 26 to commemorate the 1920 adoption of the 19th Amendment which guaranteed women the constitutional right to vote.
Congresswoman Bella Abzug of New York introduced a resolution designating Aug. 26 as Women’s Equality Day in 1971. Congress recognized it in 1973.
