[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 153 (Thursday, August 9, 2007)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 44723-44724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-3918]


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 The President

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                Proclamation 8164 of August 6, 2007

                
Women's Equality Day, 2007

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On Women's Equality Day, we commemorate the adoption of 
                the 19th Amendment to our Constitution and the strong 
                leadership of extraordinary women who have made America 
                a more perfect Union by advancing women's suffrage.

                At the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848, a group of 
                visionaries gathered to proclaim the ideas that ``all 
                men and women are created equal'' and ``endowed by 
                their Creator with certain inalienable rights.'' That 
                gathering grew into a national movement that led to the 
                ratification of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women 
                the right to vote. This achievement reflects the vision 
                and determination of the suffragists who stood for a 
                freer society and changed our Nation's history.

                Since the passage of the 19th Amendment, pioneers such 
                as Margaret Chase Smith and Sandra Day O'Connor rose 
                above obstacles and broke down barriers to equality. 
                Today, American women are shaping our Nation and the 
                world by serving in all walks of life. Many brave women 
                volunteer to wear the uniform of the United States, and 
                they serve as an inspiration to all.

                Our Nation is grateful for the bold leadership of 
                American women who have opened doors of opportunity for 
                women of future generations. On Women's Equality Day we 
                honor the suffragists and all those who seek to expand 
                equality in our world.

                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, 2007, as Women's 
                Equality Day. I call upon the people of the United 
                States to celebrate the achievements of women and 
                observe this day with appropriate programs and 
                activities.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                sixth day of August, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand seven, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-second. 
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 07-3918
Filed 8-8-07; 8:45 am]
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