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JBSA to celebrate Women’s Equality Day virtually
August 17, 2020 — In observance of Women’s Equality Day Aug. 26, Joint Base San Antonio will provide a virtual presentation, including a video featuring some of JBSA’s prominent women leaders, the official Women’s Equality Day poster, and a fact sheet... MORE

In observance of Women’s Equality Day Aug. 26, Joint Base San Antonio will provide a virtual presentation, including a video featuring some of JBSA’s prominent women leaders, the official Women’s Equality Day poster, and a fact sheet.

Brooke Army Medical Center celebrates women’s right to vote
September 5, 2019 — Staff and visitors at Brooke Army Medical Center celebrated women’s right to vote at the annual Women’s Equality Day observance Aug. 27. The observance was held in celebration of the 19th Amendment, which was passed Aug. 18, 1920, and gave women in the U.S. the right to vote. ... MORE

Jean Aratingi speaks at the Women’s Equality observance at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Aug. 27. Aratingi, a member of the League of Women Voters since 1974, talked about the history of the Women’s Suffrage Movement from 1848 to 1920.

Brooke Army Medical Center commemorates Women’s Equality Day
September 5, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center commemorated Women’s Equality Day Aug. 30, with the event highlighting the 19th Amendment, women’s right to vote (ratified Aug. 26, 1920) and how far women have progressed since the suffrage movement in 1848... MORE

Brooke Army Medical Center Deputy Commander Col. Traci E. Crawford addresses the audience gathered for BAMC’s Women’s Equality Day in the Medical Mall Aug. 30. Crawford was the guest speaker for the event.

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston observes Women’s Equality Day
August 24, 2017 — The Women’s Equality Day Observance, which was held at the Fort Sam Houston Theater and hosted by the 106th Signal Brigade, marks the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Aug. 18, 1920, which granted the women the right to vote. Women’s Equality Day was established by Congress in 1971 and is observed Aug. 26... MORE

Madhu Sridhar, president of the League of Women Voters of the San Antonio area, addressed members of the Army’s 106th Signal Brigade on the history of women’s voting rights in the U.S. and about the importance of voting during the Women’s Equality Day Observance Aug. 23 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.