Ruth Newman brings you highlights from the Women's Equality Day celebration on August 27, 2022 at the Filson Historical Society. Featured speakers include: UofL Brandeis School of Law’s Enid-Trucios Haynes; HRC’s Education Committee Chair Dawn Wilson; and Change Today, Change Tomorrow’s Taylor Ryan. Information about the event is at https://filsonhistorical.org/event/womens-equality-day-2022/

In 1973, Congress designated August 26th as Women's Equality Day. It is the date that the 19th Amendment was certified, giving women the right to vote in the U.S. Forward Radio is proud to mark this important occasion.

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