Happy Women's Equality Day. What The Hell Does That Mean?
On August 26, 1920 the 19th Amendment became law, decreeing the right to vote could not be denied anyone based on gender. Women’s Equality Day marks that momentous occasion in U.S. history, and today numerous media outlets and politicians have noted the 90th anniversary of women winning the right to vote.
Except that isn’t the whole story.
You’d be hard pressed to find a news article mentioning that women of color were still routinely denied the right to vote for decades after the 19th amendment was passed.
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