Suffrage Centennial Resolutions and Proclamation

Civic organizations and community leaders can be allies in your women’s history events. Contact your local leaders and community organizations to invite them to join the efforts to ensure that the legacy of the 72-year campaign for Women’s Suffrage is remembered.

We have shared a few examples of proclamations signed in honor of the Women’s Suffrage Centennial, ensuring the courageous efforts of suffragists in the United States are remembered.

We encourage you to include a reference to the sample proclamation and resolutions provided and to create a proclamation for your community or civic organization.

Centennial City Council Resolution →
School Board Centennial Resolution →

 

Centennial Proclamation Declaring August 2020
as “National Women’s Suffrage Month”
in Celebration, Recognition and Honor
of the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment
to the United States Constitution

 

Whereas, the bold, courageous and powerful women who fought for the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution on August 26, 1920, deserve special celebration, especially on the 100th anniversary of its ratification in 2020; and

Whereas, the right to vote is the cornerstone of our democracy and the fundamental right upon which all our civil liberties rest; and

Whereas, the 19th Amendment did not guarantee suffrage for all women, including Native Americans who did not gain the right to vote until 1924. For Asian Pacific Islander Americans it was 1952. African-American and Latin Americans suffered voter suppression until passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and 1975; and

Whereas, the fact that today women are active in local, state and national government and are running for office in unprecedented numbers reminds us that we all follow in the footsteps of these resolute American suffragists: and

Whereas the 19th amendment to the United States Constitution has played an important role in advancing the right of all women

Now, therefore, be it resolved that the residents and civic institutions celebrate the 100th anniversary of the passage and ratification of the 19th Amendment, providing for women’s suffrage, to the Constitution of the United States;

 

• to honor the role of the ratification of the 19th Amendment in further promoting the core values of our democracy as promised by the Constitution of the United States;
• to reaffirm the opportunity for students and adults in the county to learn about and commemorate the efforts of the women’s suffrage movement and the role of women in our democracy; and
• to reaffirm our desire to continue to strengthen democratic participation and to inspire future generations to cherish and preserve the historic precedent established under the 19th Amendment.