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An American anthem for women's voting rights, the lyrics were written by Reverend C. C. Harrah, sung to the tune of "The Star-Spangled Banner". The second verse mentions the evil of "License", referring to alcohol abuse by men, a central issue for women in the Temperance movement. [1] 1891 (text) c.1890s (music) Lyricist: David Edelstadt
"My body / my choice" sign at a Stop Abortion Bans Rally in St Paul, Minnesota, May 2019 "My body / My choice" at Women's March San Francisco, January 2018. My body, my choice is a slogan describing freedom of choice on issues affecting the body and health, such as bodily autonomy, abortion and end-of-life care.
J. Howard Miller's "We Can Do It!" poster from 1943 "We Can Do It!" is an American World War II wartime poster produced by J. Howard Miller in 1943 for Westinghouse Electric as an inspirational image to boost female worker morale.
Fifty-one years later in 1971, August 26 was first recognized as National Women's Equality Day. On Wednesday, we look back on all that women have gone through to make today possible and thank them.
The hashtag #NotAllMen is a feminist Internet meme. [1] [2] A shortening of the phrase "not all men are like that", sometimes abbreviated "NAMALT", [3] [4] it is a satirical parody of arguments used to deflect attention away from men [5] in discussions of sexual assault, the gender pay gap, [6] and other feminist issues.
MORE WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY COVERAGE: Gender inequalities that still exist today in the US Highlights of major moments in women's equality history: She told CNN, "I don't think men should be part of ...
Nancy Pelosi, Anna Eshoo, Barbara Lee and Jackie Speier on the 96th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, when women won the right to vote.. Women's Equality Day is celebrated in the United States on August 26 to commemorate the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment (Amendment XIX) to the United States Constitution, which prohibits the states and the federal government ...
“The Commission on the Status of Women has a clear mandate to promote women’s rights and gender equality and it is vital for the chair of the commission to uphold this.