August 26: Women’s Equality Day
Posted by Penny in Across The CommonsOn August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, recognizing the right of women to vote. In 1971, Congress passed a resolution declaring August 26 “Women’s Equality Day.” Flickr Commons collections are full of photographs of the American suffrage movement. Here are just a few for the day…
| Susan B. Anthony with seven other women, ca. 1903 | ![]() DC Public Library Commons |
| Suffragettes Bonfire and Poster at the White House (1917-18) | ![]() US National Archives |
| Suffragists in Parade | ![]() Library of Congress |
| “Votes for Women” Canvas Bag, ca. 1920 | ![]() Cornell University Library |






























