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DESCRIPTION:Suffrage 100: A Centennial Celebration\n\nWhen: Wed, August 26, 2020 @ 5:00 
 PM – 6:30 PM PT\n\nWhere: Online via Zoom\n\nCosponsored by the League of 
 Women Voters, SF & Mechanics Institute of 
 SF\n__________________________________________________________\n\nCome 
 Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Women’s Right to Vote!\n\nOn August 
 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote in all 
 elections. \nThe battle to achieve women's suffrage had started 72 years 
 earlier and was fought by three generations of courageous and tenacious 
 suffragists (both women and men). This year marks the 100th anniversary of 
 the amendment's passing and commemorates the struggle of American 
 Suffragists and supporters around the world that resulted in its 
 ratification. \n\nDistinguished guests will offer perspectives from their 
 engagement in government and civic work, talk about their inspirations and 
 aspirations, and how women can lead our country and further democratic 
 values--from community organizing to running for congress.\n\nSPEAKERS: 
 \n--California Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis\n --Wilma Chan, Alameda County 
 Supervisor \n--Aimee Allison, former President of Democracy in 
 Color\n--Marisa Lagos, KQED Political Correspondent \n--Alison Goh, 
 President of the League of Women Voters of San Francisco\n--Elaine Elinson, 
 journalist & former Communications Director,  ACLU of Northern 
 California\n--Jennifer Helton, suffrage historian & educator in the 
 California Community College system 
 \n__________________________________________________________\n\nABOUT: 
 League of Women Voters of San Francisco\n\nIn 1911 California women earned 
 the right to vote and San Francisco women founded the \nSan Francisco 
 Center to promote voter education and women’s suffrage. In 1920 the San 
 Francisco Center became part of the League of Women Voters of the U.S. with 
 the passing of the 19th Amendment.\n\nIn 2020, the League of Women Voters 
 of San Francisco will celebrate this landmark anniversary with events and 
 educational opportunities. We will honor the suffragists and the founders 
 of the League of Women Voters of the U.S. by continuing to push our 
 democracy forward so that every voter can play a critical role in shaping 
 our country. \n\nThe League of Women Voters of San Francisco is an 
 organization fully committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in 
 principle and in practice. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to 
 the organization’s current and future success in engaging all 
 individuals, households, communities, and policy makers in creating a more 
 perfect democracy.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/04/18835670.php
SUMMARY:Suffrage 100: A Virtual Centennial Celebration
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/04/18835670.php
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