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Aug 19 05: anniversary

Eighty-five years ago today, the United States finally repaired a fundamental injustice in its midst.

Amendment XIX

Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.

Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Let’s hear it for the those who fought, yes? Our grandmothers, our mothers’ grandmothers, and generations of women before them—women who, I devoutly hope, are still watching over us from somewhere. We could use their help; we’re not all of us equal treated yet.

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