Today is Women's Equality Day. It's a day to celebrate women's right to vote, and the perfect time for a recent American history lesson.
Not all women were able to vote when the 19th Amendment passed in 1920. Immigration policies, discriminatory practices, state law restrictions, and more, kept women of color from voting until these years:
1920: White Women
1952: Asian Women
1962: Native Women
1965: Black Women
1975: Latino Women
1975 was just 48 years ago … and there are still barriers that prevent Black and brown women from voting.
It’s also worth noting that women weren't GIVEN the right to vote. Women WON that right. They marched, fought, went to jail, and starved for it.
Maybe that's why women are registered to vote in higher numbers than men. Or, why women have voted at higher rates than men in every presidential election since 1980.
We can't take it for granted.
We are also realizing more and more each day, that if we want policies that benefit us (and society) like access to healthcare, childcare, affirmative action, and equal pay, we are going to have to lead the fight ourselves.
That fight starts at the ballot box. 🗳️
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