RAF Lakenheath: Celebrating 88 years of women's rights Published Aug. 27, 2008 By Master Sgt. Dionne Turner 48th Logistics Readiness Squadron ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England -- Aug. 26, 1920 the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote, was certified as part of the U.S. Constitution. Commonly referred to as the Susan B. Anthony Amendment, it states, "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." It is because of this groundwork that in 1971 The U.S. Congress designated Aug. 26 as "Women's Equality Day" to honor women's continuing efforts toward equality. We celebrate Women's Equality Day to commemorate the tremendous positive change brought on by the Women's Movement. Due to the countless millions of women who planned, organized, lectured, wrote, petitioned, lobbied, paraded and broke new ground in every field imaginable, our world is irrevocably changed. According to "Living the Legacy: The Women's Rights Movement 1848 - 1998," women and men of our generation, and the ones to follow us are living the legacy of the women's rights won against staggering odds in a revolution achieved without violence. Women can be proud of the legacy of the Women's Rights Movement. Also, The Third WWWave: Feminism in the New Millennium (2001) states that today's activists remind us all to celebrate and cherish past and present accomplishments of the Women's Movement before they are lost to history. In observance of this Women's Equality Day, remember the 88 years of struggle for equality in education, politics, the work place, social reform and health that have brought us to where we are today. Remember all of the women that came before us to give us what we have and think about what we need to do for further equality for future generations.