Soldiers and Airmen from the Connecticut National Guard watch a lecture by Sarah Lubarsky, executive director for the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame, about the state's history in the Women's Suffrage Movement during a Women's Equality Day event at the Gov. William A. O'Neill Armory in Hartford, Conn. Aug. 26, 2020. Women’s Equality Day was founded on Aug. 26 1972 when former President Richard Nixon issued Proclamation 4147 which designated that day to be celebrated annually in commemoration of the adoption of the 19th Amendment, which prohibits the states and federal government from denying the right to vote to any of its citizens on the basis of sex.
Date Taken: | 08.26.2020 |
Date Posted: | 08.26.2020 16:29 |
Photo ID: | 6329253 |
VIRIN: | 200826-A-UQ901-016 |
Resolution: | 4288x2848 |
Size: | 10.76 MB |
Location: | HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, US |
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