Celebrate Women’s Equality Day, August 26th and Support CEDAW

Celebrate Women’s Equality Day, August 26^th 

Women’s Equality Day 2010 (August 26th) will mark the 90^th anniversary of the 19^th Amendment, which granted American women the right to vote. This Women’s Equality Day, join others in your community in celebrating the significant progress made by American women and girls -- and taking action to strengthen America’s commitment to fundamental human rights and equality for women and girls around the world.

 What can you do?

• Plan or attend a Women’s Equality Day viewing party!
• Watch the award-winning film, “Iron Jawed Angels”
• Discuss the movement for women’s equality, then and now
• Take action to ratify CEDAW, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

A limited number of “Iron Jawed Angels” DVDs, discussion guides, CEDAW action toolkits, and event stipends (up to $100) are available.

 Email smoon@myglobalvoice.org to begin planning your event.

 About the film
“Iron Jawed Angels” tells the amazing story of fierce young suffragettes fighting for a Constitutional amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote. Headlining the stellar cast are Hilary Swank as brainy, charismatic Alice Paul, and Frances O'Connor as smart, cheeky Alice Burns - real-life women who mobilized a defiant vanguard that gave Congress a run for its money. Anjelica Huston’s performance as Carrie Chapman Catt earned her the 2005 Golden Globe.

By 1920, 35 states have ratified the amendment, but one more state is needed. Tennessee becomes that state when a recalcitrant legislator casts the deciding vote after receiving a telegram from his mother. On Aug. 26, 1920, the Susan B. Anthony Amendment becomes law, and 20 million American women win the right to vote.

 The film brims with issues still relevant today, as the plucky warriors grapple with racism within the movement, friction between work and relationships, and the implications of protesting during a time of war. For more about the film: http://iron-jawed-angels.com/