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Women’s Equality Day
August 26
Why is Women’s Equality Day August 26th each year? August 26th, 1920 was the day of the enactment of the 19th amendment to the constitution – the amendment that allowed people to vote in America regardless of their sex or gender, meaning that women could now vote!
This day was officially celebrated for the first time in 1971 and has been celebrated as an officially recognized Day of celebration and remembrance ever since.