Women’s Equality Day: We got the vote, now how about health care?
Written by Ann Pietrangelo on August 26th, 2009 in Health Care Policy, In The News, Linked Articles.
The health care system is failing women.
August 26 is Women’s Equality Day, commemorating the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920, granting women the right to vote. It was a hard won battle, begun at the very first women’s rights convention in 1848.
The Suffragettes faced heated opposition, but would not be swayed from the cause they believed in. As our collective memory fades, we give little thought to the sacrifices and victories of the great women who came before us.
We’ve come a long way, but find ourselves in the midst of another super-charged fight, this time for comprehensive health care reform. The health care system is failing women, and it is women who must lead the charge for real reform that makes a difference for ourselves and our families.
Photo: WomensHealth.gov
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