Friday, August 25, 2017

Statement from Gov. Andrew Cuomo Ahead of Women's Equality Day


"Nearly a century ago, after years of unrelenting courage and advocacy, women won the right to vote in the United States. On Saturday, New York State, and the country will observe Women's Equality Day to commemorate the 1920 adoption of the 19th Amendment, which gave women this inalienable right.

"This storied tradition was first celebrated in 1973 when New York Congresswoman Bella Abzug introduced a resolution to designate August 26th as Women's Equality Day. As New Yorkers, we know fundamentally that our society is stronger and our economy more prosperous when women are given equal opportunity in the classroom, the workplace and in civic life.

"As we celebrate Women's Equality Day, I am calling on President Trump to act as every president has before him and to issue a proclamation, affirming our belief that all men and women are created equal, and that the right to vote is genderless.

"In the name of equality and fairness, today and every day, New York stands shoulder-to-shoulder with women everywhere. A woman's place is in the voting booth."

The text of the Governor's proclamation is available here.

Source: Press Office, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

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