Women’s Equality Day 2022

A Proclamation on Women’s Equality Day, 2022

Women’s Equality Day commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, granting the right to vote to women. The amendment was first introduced in 1878. In 1971, the U.S. Congress designated August 26 as Women’s Equality Day.

The 2022 National Women’s History Theme
“Women Providing Healing, Promoting Hope”

What to know about Women’s Equality Day

Women’s Equality Day reading list