Susan B. Anthony Day

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Susan B. Anthony Day
Susan B. Anthony Day
Susan B. Anthony
Observed by United States (Florida, Wisconsin, and West Virginia)
Type Local
Date February 15

Susan B. Anthony Day is a commemorative holiday to celebrate the birth of Susan B. Anthony and the Women's suffrage in the United States. The day is on February 15. It has been historically celebrated since 1920citation needed, after 31 of 48 states had ratified the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, giving women the right to vote when fully ratified later that year.12 In the state of Wisconsin, Susan B. Anthony Day is an established state holiday, which was enacted into law April 15, 1976, from the 1975 Laws of Wisconsin, Chapter 307, section 20.3 Likewise, this holiday is also commemorated in Florida as a legal state holiday. 4 In West Virginia, this day is celebrated on Election Day on even years.5 One of the reasons this holiday is not celebrated at a national level, like Martin Luther King Jr. Day is due to strong opposition. According to an article from the Seattle Times in 1985, the feminist movement is the one pushing hardest for this holiday. Other holidays that are not commemorated on an official federal level are St. Patrick's Day and Arbor Day. 6

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References

  1. ^ Mount, Steve (November 2010). "Ratification of Constitutional Amendments". Retrieved January 22, 2012. 
  2. ^ Holly Matthews. "Susan B. Anthony Day". TeacherLINK @ Utah State University. Retrieved 29 March 2010. 
  3. ^ Wisconsin Public School Observance Days
  4. ^ Florida Legal Holidays
  5. ^ West Virginia Legislature
  6. ^ Martin Luther King Jr. - Creating a Day, retrieved 16 January 2012 

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See also: Lists of holidays, Hallmark holiday, Public holidays in the United States, Public holidays in Puerto Rico, and Public holidays in the United States Virgin Islands