[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 27, 2008)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 50695-50696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-20079]



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Part III





The President





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Proclamation 8278--Women's Equality Day, 2008


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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 167 / Wednesday, August 27, 2008 / 
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The President

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                Proclamation 8278 of August 22, 2008

                
Women's Equality Day, 2008

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                With vision and determination, American women have 
                helped build our great Nation. On Women's Equality Day, 
                we remember the dedication of women who overcame many 
                obstacles in order to secure the right to vote.

                The struggle for women's rights is a story of strong 
                women willing to take the lead and pave the way toward 
                equal voting rights for all American citizens. In 1848, 
                a group of determined women came together in Seneca 
                Falls, New York, to proclaim that ``all men and women 
                are created equal,'' and demand suffrage. On August 26, 
                1920, their voices were finally heard, and the 19th 
                Amendment to the Constitution guaranteed women the 
                right to vote.

                As we look back on the journey to women gaining 
                suffrage, we remember the sacrifices of people like 
                Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. More than 
                160 years after the Seneca Falls Convention, we 
                celebrate the spirit, leadership, and hard work of 
                those pioneering women. We also recognize the women who 
                continue in this tradition by acting as role models in 
                their communities, helping raise the next generation of 
                Americans, leading in their professions, and serving in 
                the Armed Forces protecting our country. These women 
                are continuing on the path set by those who came before 
                them, so that all Americans can realize the great 
                promise of our Nation.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United 
                States, do hereby proclaim August 26, 2008, as Women's 
                Equality Day. I call upon the people of the United 
                States to celebrate the achievements of women and 
                observe this day with appropriate programs and 
                activities.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-second day of August, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand eight, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
                third.
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