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LULAC Marks The 100-Year Anniversary Of 19th Amendment
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Nation’s Oldest and Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Says Securing the
Right to Vote for Women Transformed America

Washington, DC - The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) today
celebrates the centennial anniversary of a woman’s right to vote in the United
States which was ratified on August 18, 1920. The victory had taken women since
the 1860’s of marches in the streets, protests in the halls of Congress and often
meant confrontations with angry men and even other women who said voting would
threaten the stability of America’s families.

“We are reminded of what the great women’s suffrage movement leader, Susan B.
Anthony said of how future generations would remember their work,” says Sindy
Benavides, National Chief Executive Officer. ‘They have no idea of how every
single inch of ground that she stands upon today has been gained by the hard work
of some little handful of women of the past.’ Indeed, those words ring true today
when we see that only six in ten women eligible to vote did so in the
presidential election of 2016. This is a deficit LULAC is actively working to
change in 2020 and we’re very optimistic as we get ready to launch One Million
Latinas Strong [ [link removed] ] , a campaign to create a
grassroots network of one million Latinas across the United States and Puerto
Rico which aims to turn out Latina registered voters and register new voters,”
she added.

Women’s suffrage, their right to vote was a long and arduous process,
state-by-state, often courtroom to courtroom. Also, suffragists as they were
known, were forced to adopt public actions that included parades, silent vigils
and even hunger strike to call attention to their plight and win support from
other wives, mothers and daughters afraid to join them for fear of reprisals at
home. Ultimately, on August 18, 1920 the 19th Amendment was ratified after
three-fourths of the states voted in favor of women voting.

“The women of today all across the United States and Puerto Rico stand on the
shoulders of those first few brave leaders who put their aprons down, then picked
up their signs and lifted their voices to gain civic equality, the cornerstone of
our democracy, the right to vote,” said Elsie Valdes-Ramos, LULAC National
Vice-President for Women. “We must never forget the price these women paid, the
suffering and ridicule they endured, up to and including violent attacks by some
people in society. These opponents could not accept the courage and determination
of women who dared to believe they too, had the right to vote. May we today,
remember the suffragists and by our example, empower other women to become
leaders and continue to create positive change in our communities,” said Valdes.

To sign up for the launch updates, go to One Million Latinas Strong at
www.onemillionlatinasstrong.org [ [link removed] ]

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About LULAC
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the nation’s largest and
oldest civil rights volunteer-based organization that empowers Hispanic Americans
and builds strong Latino communities. Headquartered in Washington, DC, with 1,000
councils around the United States and Puerto Rico, LULAC’s programs, services and
advocacy address the most important issues for Latinos, meeting critical needs of
today and the future. For more information, visit www.LULAC.org [ [link removed] ] .







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