Women's Equality Day, 2007

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Title 3--
The President

Proclamation 8164 of August 6, 2007

Women's Equality Day, 2007

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

On Women's Equality Day, we commemorate the adoption of
the 19th Amendment to our Constitution and the strong
leadership of extraordinary women who have made America
a more perfect Union by advancing women's suffrage.

At the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848, a group of
visionaries gathered to proclaim the ideas that ``all
men and women are created equal'' and ``endowed by
their Creator with certain inalienable rights.'' That
gathering grew into a national movement that led to the
ratification of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women
the right to vote. This achievement reflects the vision
and determination of the suffragists who stood for a
freer society and changed our Nation's history.

Since the passage of the 19th Amendment, pioneers such
as Margaret Chase Smith and Sandra Day O'Connor rose
above obstacles and broke down barriers to equality.
Today, American women are shaping our Nation and the
world by serving in all walks of life. Many brave women
volunteer to wear the uniform of the United States, and
they serve as an inspiration to all.

Our Nation is grateful for the bold leadership of
American women who have opened doors of opportunity for
women of future generations. On Women's Equality Day we
honor the suffragists and all those who seek to expand
equality in our world.

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, 2007, 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.

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