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26

Women’s Equality Day 2009


It was the best of times it was the worst of times? That’s kind of how it feels if you’ve been following the gains and setbacks of women over the last century, let alone the last several months.

Here’s a round-up of worthwhile reading about today’s commemoration of Women’s Equality Day:

What it is, from the Huffington Post:

…a celebration of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution which acknowledged the right of women to vote.

And from About.com’s Women’s History guide.

See also the National Women’s History Project.

Ohio Secretary of State and Democratic primary contender for U.S. Senate 2010, Jennifer Brunner’s statement

Leader’s Moment of Decision Led to Women’s Equality Day is Gloria Feldt’s reminder to us that men have helped along the way via a well-known but important anecdote

Women and Politics writes, “We’ve come a long way…maybe”

Today’s Worplace, a Workplace Fairness blog, talks about continuing the fight

And in just a few minutes, I’ll be participating in a White House conference call with Health and Human Services director, Kathleen Sebelius and Tina Tchen in honor of the day.  The call is described as

…a call to update you on the Council on Women and Girls and discuss health reform’s impact on women.

[and]

…talk about progress on the Council report and the impact that health reform will have on women. You can check [out the report] here…: http://healthreform.gov/reports/women/index.html.

Finally, from Ohio’s own Lisa Renee Ward, at The Heart of Glass City Jungle, information about a Women’s Equality Day celebration in Columbus:

On Wednesday, August 26, a full-day of activities at the Ohio Statehouse will celebrate Women’s Equality Day. At noon, Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner will address the group followed by a statement from State Auditor Mary Taylor and a program on the passage of the 19th amendment granting women’s suffrage.

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This event is sponsored by Ohio Women Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to informing the public about the needs of women in Ohio.

I know that event has been in the works for quite some time and I hope it went off without a hitch.  If photos or reviews of the event pop up online, I’ll update this post with them.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 2:50 pm August 26th, 2009 in Civil Rights, Democrats, Gender, Government, Ohio, Politics, Sexism, Women, intolerance, leadership 

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