By Abigail Roberts
177 years ago a movement began that would change countless lives – and open doors that many feared would always be shut.
On a hot summer day in Seneca Falls, New York a group of women met and decided it was time for women to be afforded the same freedoms that the U.S. Constitution gave men.
At the time, women were barely considered people. They couldn’t own property. They couldn’t have bank accounts. They couldn’t be lawyers or doctors. They couldn’t attend college. And they couldn’t vote.
After 72 years of organizing, protesting, campaigning, suffering and sacrifice, the 19th amendment was ratified – securing for women the legal right to vote.
Aug. 26 was a momentous day in history for women as the 19th amendment of the United States Constitution was ratified.
Since 1970, every United States President has declared Aug. 26 as Women’s Equality Day.
Lincoln County leaders join this movement every year to declare Aug. 26 as Women’s Equality Day in Stanford, Lincoln County, Kentucky.
The proclamation was signed by both Stanford Mayor Dalton Miller and Lincoln County Judge Executive Woods Adams on Aug. 12.
This year marks the 105th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment.
The proclamation urges “the citizens of this city and county to recognize the full value of women’s skills, knowledge and significant contributions to Stanford and Lincoln County.”
