WEDNESDAY | 9.9.2015 | MACEANDCROWN.COM | Vol. 58, Issue 2
38 - 34 VICTORY OVER EMU! Zack Chavis| ODU Football starts off their 2015-2016 season with a win over Eastern Michigan
Celebrating 95 Years of Voting Women Jessica Perkins Staff Writer In the front lobby of the Webb Center, the Women’s Center and the League of Women Voters celebrated in preparation for the 95th anniversary of Women’s Equality Day by handing out information on women’s achievements and the cause for gender equality, and by helping the female student body learn about and register to vote. In 1971 the U.S. Congress designated August 26th as “Women’s Equality Day” to commemorate the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution: a woman’s right to vote. It has been 167 years since The Woman Suffrage Movement officially began, 95 years since American women were granted the right to vote and in 2015 American
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women are still striving to reach true gender equality. “Since this historic achievement, our country has made great progress in building a freer and fairer society, and we continue striving to fully realize justice and equality for all,” President Barack Obama said in his Women’s Equality Day 2015 proclamation. “There is still more to do to secure the promise of our Nation for everyone, including ensuring that women have equal opportunities to participate in the classroom, the economy, the workplace, and our democracy. From day one, my Administration has carried forward the torch of gender equality, working tirelessly to ensure that all of America’s daughters have the same rights as her sons.” “As we celebrate the last 95 years
of progress in advancing women’s rights, let us rededicate ourselves to the idea that our Nation is not yet complete: there is still work to do to secure the blessings of our country for every American daughter,” President Obama said. Some ways for Old Dominion students specifically to help promote gender equality and advocacy for women include joining the “It’s On Us” campaign where students can sign a pledge to prevent, and stop sexual assault, and by getting involved with the Women’s Center, located in the Webb Center, which offers programs and services designed to promote gender equality and address issues and challenges unique to women.
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