Women’s Equality Day to be celebrated on August 26

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The U.S. Department’s Office of Civil Rights, in partnership with the National Park Service, will host a Women’s Equality Day virtual event titled “Woman’s Suffrage and Empowerment.”

The event, on August 26, will celebrate Women’s Equality Day and mark the Centennial of the enactment of the 19th Amendment.

The celebration falls on the anniversary of the day where women were granted the right to vote.

According to a release, Women’s Equality Day reminds the county of the hurdles overcome by the heroic women who faced violence and discrimination in their efforts to continuously advance the Women’s Movement.

The event will take place Monday at 2:00 p.m. here. 

According to a release, closed captioning and virtual sign language interpretation will be made available.