Women's Federal Holiday
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To: United States Citizens
Congress of the United States
Senate of the United States
President of the United States
All women members of the House, the Senate and Congress
We, the undersigned, come together before you to request that each of these governing bodies take all necessary action to bring about a Federal Holiday honoring women. To this end, this petition suggests the date of August 26 to be an annual Federal holiday following the same parameters of all Federal holidays - the closing of businesses and government institutions in addition to national celebration.
August 26 is the anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of American. This Amendment guarantees that no U.S. citizen shall be denied the right to vote on account of sex. This ratification ended a 42-year struggle by countless suffragettes to earn women the right to vote as U.S. citizens. Although this date is proclaimed as Women's Equality Day, it is not celebrated as a federal holiday at this time.
This holiday would pay tribute to the suffragettes whose unflagging, lifelong dedication was for the sole purpose of enacting this Amendment and seeing it to fruition. Women such as Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Carrie Chapman Catt, Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin ... literally more women than can be listed in this petition, would be honored on this day. It would further be a day honoring contemporary women who take full advantage of their hard-won right to vote.
It is incomprehensible that almost 90 years after the passage of the 19th Amendment, there is no Federal holiday in the United States of America which honors women. Women made up 46.4 percent of the total civilian labor force in 2007 (U.S. Census). Of 215,694,000 registered voters, 111,882,000 voters are women (103,812,000 registered voters are men) and 65\% of women voted in the 2004 elections as compared to 62\% of men. (Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2004, U.S. Census Bureau).
Therefore be it resolved that the Federal Government should enact a Federal holiday honoring women. And that the date of August 26th should annually be recognized as Women's Equality Day and be it a Federal holiday.
Congress of the United States
Senate of the United States
President of the United States
All women members of the House, the Senate and Congress
We, the undersigned, come together before you to request that each of these governing bodies take all necessary action to bring about a Federal Holiday honoring women. To this end, this petition suggests the date of August 26 to be an annual Federal holiday following the same parameters of all Federal holidays - the closing of businesses and government institutions in addition to national celebration.
August 26 is the anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of American. This Amendment guarantees that no U.S. citizen shall be denied the right to vote on account of sex. This ratification ended a 42-year struggle by countless suffragettes to earn women the right to vote as U.S. citizens. Although this date is proclaimed as Women's Equality Day, it is not celebrated as a federal holiday at this time.
This holiday would pay tribute to the suffragettes whose unflagging, lifelong dedication was for the sole purpose of enacting this Amendment and seeing it to fruition. Women such as Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Carrie Chapman Catt, Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin ... literally more women than can be listed in this petition, would be honored on this day. It would further be a day honoring contemporary women who take full advantage of their hard-won right to vote.
It is incomprehensible that almost 90 years after the passage of the 19th Amendment, there is no Federal holiday in the United States of America which honors women. Women made up 46.4 percent of the total civilian labor force in 2007 (U.S. Census). Of 215,694,000 registered voters, 111,882,000 voters are women (103,812,000 registered voters are men) and 65\% of women voted in the 2004 elections as compared to 62\% of men. (Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2004, U.S. Census Bureau).
Therefore be it resolved that the Federal Government should enact a Federal holiday honoring women. And that the date of August 26th should annually be recognized as Women's Equality Day and be it a Federal holiday.
86 Signatures
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Penny White
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Ebony Worley
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Penny Weaver
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- It is long past time that American women are honored with a federal holiday specific to honoring women's achievements!
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dee freeman
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Alda Smith
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- celebration of women
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Abigail Smith
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Memory Mayes
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Mary Lou Dortch
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Dyana Beard
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Robin L Brown
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Laura Collins
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marni reinlieb
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Loree S. Larsen
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- This is long overdue. Don't make this holiday as hard to aquire as the original right to vote!
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Natalie Smith
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Joyce Vickers
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Ginger harbin
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Lisa Frances Alexander
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Shanna Bosarge
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- I think this is wonderful idea and I am surprised it has not been proposed before.
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Melinda Blevins
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- Together let us revolutionize change
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Kimberly Sketo
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Lisa G
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Jannis Lane
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Beth Weiss
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- This is good - but equal pay for equal work would be even better.
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Ingrid Cole
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- Amen....or AWomen!
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Tiffany Poss
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- I believe that this country greatly understates the importance of women not only in the past but also in the present. To have this holiday would be a wonderful way to show appreciation for the roles women play in society.
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Jennifer Hohman
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Denise Ray
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Melanie Crigler
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Robyn M Herzig
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Debbie Wyatt
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- Yes, we need a holida in our honor
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Tammy Guadalupe
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Amy Youngblood
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- GOD BLESS AMERICA AND THE WOMEN THAT RAISE IT!
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Julie Missroon
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Alyssa Milan
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TAMMY SMITH
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- I am all for this.
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Marie Felix
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Jennie Miller
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Alicia Watson
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jennifer seaman
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Tamara Love
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- Please seriously consider this as a tribute to women's accomplishments in history
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CHRISTINE CALAMARE
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- This day should be remembered by all as a positive turning point in American history. We should be proud to celebrate it as a federal holiday.
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Patricia A Vandervort
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- about time
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Linda Voronetsky
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Leslie Sims
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Mary Mercker
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Michelle Cabena
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Crystal Mikos
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Jeanette Bearden
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Pamela Manning
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CHAMAINE L STEELE
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