HomeMy WebLinkAboutWomen's Suffrage Ratification Centennial DayJames B. Hovland, Mayor
PROCLAMATION
WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE RATIFICATION CENTENNIAL DAY
SEPTEMBER 8, 2019
WHEREAS, On January 10th, 1918, a Constitutional Amendment allowing women's suffrage was
passed by the United States House; and
WHEREAS, On June 4th, 1919, the United States Senate passed the I 9th Amendment and sent it
out to the states for ratification; and
WHEREAS, On September 8, 1919, Minnesota ratified the 19th Amendment to the United States
Constitution, which would grant national suffrage to women; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota's ratification, as the 15th State, paved the way for other states to ratify the
19th Amendment; and
WHEREAS, September 8th 2019 marks the 100th anniversary of Minnesota's ratification of the 19th
Amendment; and
WHEREAS, communities across the state are celebrating the 19th Amendment and the date of
Minnesota's ratification; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, James B. Hovland, Mayor of Edina, do hereby proclaim, September 8th, 2019, as
Women's Suffrage Ratification Centennial Day
AND, encourage residents to commemorate September 8, 2019 as the centennial of
Minnesota's ratification of the 19th Amendment, and engage and articipate in Suffrage
Centennial programs and activities in honor of the largest single d expansion of voting rights
in our Nation.
Dated this 4th day of September, 2019.