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LULAC In Puerto Rico Celebrates 100th Anniversary Of 19th Amendment With Rest Of
The United States
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Members in PR of the Nation’s Oldest and Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization
Declare the Anniversary an Important Milestone in a Journey for Full Inclusion of
All Citizens

Washington, DC - LULAC leaders in Puerto Rico join with the entire membership of
the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) today in celebrating the
100th Anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the United States
Constitution. The 19th Amendment prohibits the states and the federal government
from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of
gender and grants women the right to vote.

“Women's Equality Day is celebrated in the United States on August 26 to
commemorate the 1920 adoption of the 19th Amendment and honors the hard-fought
victory of the women's suffrage movement,” says Elsie Valdes-Ramos, LULAC
National Board Member and Vice-President for Women. “The people of Puerto Rico
look forward to the day when we as American citizens can also join with the rest
of the country in voting for a president of the United States and be fully
included in the democratic processes of our republic,” she added.

Valdes-Ramos encourages people to check the following links to important
educational sources on the fight suffragists undertook to win the right to vote:

* NWHM Celebrates Women's Equality Day [ [link removed] ]
( www.NWHM.org [ [link removed] ] )

* Film: The 19th Amendment at 100: Film Traces Struggle Behind Women’s Right to
Vote
www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/19th-amendment-film-womens-right-vote/ [ [link removed] ]

* Lecture: The Surprising Road to Women's Suffrage [ [link removed] ]
(Funded by the UCLA Office of Instructional Development)

* 6 Surprising Fact About the 19th Amendment [ [link removed] ]
“Origin of Everything” (PBS)

* Sound Smart: The 19th Amendment [ [link removed] ]
(The History Channel)

“I am proud to serve as National Vice-President for Women of LULAC and the work
that we are doing together is testament to the contributions women make to
leadership wherever we live,” says Valdes-Ramos. “So too are the achievements of
women such as Michelle Fraley, a retired military officer and former
Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police. Fraley is the first Puerto Rican woman
to graduate from West Point Military Academy and the first woman to hold the post
of superintendent. Clearly, women are talented, strong leaders and possess the
skills and experience to continue contributing to the democratic process of our
country,” added Ramos.

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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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