Women's Equality Day

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August 26th,2016 - The fight for fairness continues…

WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY

Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906)(Founder of Women’s Rights Movement)

Lilly LedbetterModern Women’s Rights Advocate

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CO-FOUNDERS OF THE N.W.S.A.NATIONAL WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION

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Carrie C. Catt(1859-1947)

Lucy Burns(1879-1966)

Sue S. White(1887-1943)

Key Suffragists

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Lucretia C. Mott(1793-1880)

Sojourner Truth(1797?-1883)

Elizabeth C. Stanton(1815-1902)

Early Soldiers of Suffrage

• Arrested in 1872 for voting in Presidential Election

• After Civil War, pressed for voting rights for both women and African-Americans

SUSAN B. ANTHONY(1820-1906)

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SUSAN B. ANTHONY - COMMEMORATIVE COIN

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• Founded the National Women’s Party in 1916 with Lucy Burns.

• Influenced by militant British suffrage movement

• Organized 1913 Washington DC protest

• FIRST TO PICKET WHITE HOUSE

ALICE S. PAUL – (1885-1977)

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• Harry Burn changed his vote to favor women’s suffrage after receiving a letter from his mother urging him to do so.

• This vote tipped the scale and the 19th

amendment was passed.

HARRY T. BURN – TENNESSEE ASSEMBLY

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WWII erupts… …U.S. depends on women.

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WWII – MILLIONS OF WOMEN HEAD TO WORK

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THE WAR ENDS…

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LILLY LEDBETTER VS.

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Instrumental in the passing of the Fair Pay act of 2009

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WOMEN IN THE MILITARY

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GENERAL LORI ROBINSON

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o Combat Commander of USNORTHCOMoCommander-in-chief of NORAD

ADMIRAL MICHELLE HOWARD

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Commander, Allied Joint Force Command NaplesCommander, U.S. Naval Forces EuropeCommander, U.S. Naval Forces Africa

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ARMY 1ST LT - MELISSA STOCKWELL

(Wounded in Operation Iraqi Freedom)

First Iraq veteran in Paralympics.

WOMEN CHAMPIONS

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WOMEN’S SOCCER ALL-STARS RECEIVE LESS PAY THAN MALE PLAYERS, DESPITE BETTER PERFORMANCE

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WOMEN CURRENTLY BREAKINGPOLITICAL BARRIERS

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Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court: Sonia Sotomayor

2016 Presidential Candidate:Hillary Clinton

2008-2016 First Lady:Michelle Obama

THE STRUGGLE IS REAL, AND NOT OVER YET.

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THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION TO SHARE THIS JOURNEY OF MANY COURAGEOUS AND INSPIRING WOMEN AND THEIR STRUGGLES, DEFEATS, AND VICTORIES IN OUR PURSUIT OF EQUALITY…

27LaCarole Faulkner U.S. Army – Major (ret)

Presentation by Matthew Holthausen, Michelle Ahn and Gloria Oh