Gillibrand Announces That Following Her Invitation, Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission Will Meet At Seneca Falls To Honor The 100-Year Anniversary Of Women's Suffrage

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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that, following her invitation, the Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission will host one of their meetings at the Women's Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls. The meeting will be held next year during the Women's Rights National Historical Park's Convention Days, an annual commemoration of the first women's rights convention in the United States. The Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission was created to honor the 100th anniversary of the passage and ratification of the 19th amendment, and will celebrate this significant milestone by supporting projects and initiatives across the country. The 19th Amendment, which was ratified on August 18th, 1920, prohibits states and the federal government from denying women the right to vote.

"I am thrilled that the Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission has accepted my invitation to meet in Seneca Falls to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of women's suffrage," said Senator Gillibrand. "Though there is still work to be done to ensure that every vote is counted, we've come a long way since the first women's rights convention was held in Seneca Falls. There's no better place to celebrate one of the greatest milestones in our nation's history than the birthplace of the women's suffrage movement. Hosting one of the Commission's meetings during Convention Days in Seneca Falls will be an important way to commemorate these historic achievements and the heroic efforts of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Harriet Tubman, and other New Yorkers who played pivotal roles in the women's rights movement."

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