A message from Dr. Elba Garcia, Dallas County Commissioner District 4
On Election Day in 1920, millions of American women finally went to the polls. Not because they didn’t want to vote prior to that day … but because women did not previously have the right to.
For nearly 100 years, women (and some men) worked diligently to gain voting rights for women. The nation began to turn around in 1919. First, President Woodrow Wilson and, then, Congress embraced the change. After that, three-fourths of the states were required to also support a woman’s right to vote.
It was not an easy accomplishment but, finally, on August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. Women finally had the Right to Vote.
On Mon., Aug. 26, at 7 p.m., I will deliver the keynote address at an event sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Irving. Together, we will join thousands of other organizations across the nation celebrating Women’s Equality Day.
I invite all of you especially girls and women to join us.
The event will take place at the North Lake College South Campus, 1081 W. Shady Grove Rd. Admission is free, but reservations are needed. If you can attend, please send an email to Barbara Doyle at bdoyle0329@verizon.net or call her at (214) 683-8230.
Around the world, America is admired for the constitutional rights afforded to its citizens. But August 26 gives us all an opportunity to honor the day when Democracy held strong and American women were finally deemed equal to men.
