[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 167 (Thursday, August 28, 2003)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-22244]


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                Proclamation 7695 of August 26, 2003

                
Women's Equality Day, 2003

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                The 19th Amendment to the Constitution, ratified on 
                August 26, 1920, guaranteed the right to vote for 
                American women. Women's Equality Day commemorates this 
                constitutional amendment and is an opportunity for 
                citizens across our country to honor those who took 
                part in the long and difficult struggle for women's 
                suffrage, as well those since 1920 who have continued 
                to fight for equal rights for women.

                Beginning with the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, 
                women's suffrage supporters lectured, wrote, marched, 
                and lobbied for enfranchisement of American women. 
                Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Lucretia 
                Mott led this movement and advocated an amendment to 
                the Constitution that would guarantee women the right 
                to vote. Through their vision and dedication, these 
                women advanced the fight for equal rights.

                Today, American women are making a difference in their 
                communities and workplaces. Women's accomplishments in 
                education, business, science, art, medicine, athletics, 
                and every other field have made America better and 
                stronger. The courage and determination of American 
                women are exemplified in the personnel serving in our 
                Armed Forces. Women across America are also helping to 
                secure our country by serving as police officers, 
                firefighters, doctors, nurses, paramedics, and first-
                responders.

                Americans believe in opportunity for all and on this 
                day, we honor the achievements of women who have 
                charted the path to equal opportunity.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United 
                States, do hereby proclaim August 26, 2003, as Women's 
                Equality Day. I call upon the people of the United 
                States to observe this day with appropriate programs 
                and activities.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-sixth day of August, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand three, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and twenty-eighth.

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[FR Doc. 03-22244
Filed 8-27-03; 8:45 am]
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