Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment

A century ago, the fight for equal representation marked a milestone with the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution stating, "the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex," giving many women the right to vote for the first time.

To commemorate this historic occasion, SAG-AFTRA is joining the AFL-CIO to celebrate #100YearsOfVoting, a national day of action to celebrate the strides women have made and in uplifting all women’s right to vote.
 
Here are three ways you can join the celebration:
  

• Check your voter registration status at workersfirstvoteunion.org.
• Join the conversation by tagging #100YearsOfVoting on social media. Click here for a social media toolkit to help you get started.
• Tune in TODAY at 3:30 p.m. Pacific / 6:30 p.m. Eastern as AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler and a panel of female labor leaders discuss labor, justice and the fight for democracy. Click here to find out more and RSVP.

 
As we near what may well be the most consequential election of our lifetimes, the best way we can remember the women who risked everything is to exercise the right for which they sacrificed their livelihoods and their lives.
 
This centennial is particularly meaningful to SAG-AFTRA, which counts numerous women among its leadership team, including its top three officers. We recognize the debt we owe to fearless women who fought for the right to vote and the strong female leaders on whose shoulders we stand.