Dear Friends of District 8,
Today, we celebrate history: Wednesday, August 26 is the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment becoming law. Over 70 million American women honor this milestone by wielding their right to vote.
The full history of the 19th Amendment is more complicated: Women began the fight for suffrage long before 1920 – many of the activists who launched the movement did not live to see the law passed – and Black and other minority women continued to struggle for their right to vote for decades after.
Our fight for full and equal opportunity continues today. Barriers to the ballot box are still far too common. And although women have made enormous strides, deep gender inequalities persist in economic status, especially for women of color.
The struggle for fairness and equality is a living movement, and we continue the work begun by the activists whose memories we celebrate.
I'm excited to join the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts and the Miami-Dade Commission for Women under the Office of Community Advocacy,
today, Wednesday 8/26 at noon for a
special SHE VOTES event to present my proclamation officially declaring August 26 Women's Equality Day in our county.
Yours for progress,
Daniella
