In 2020, we celebrate 100 years since the ratification of the 19th amendment that granted some women the right to vote (women of color waited much longer for their turn). Women and men spent decades fighting for women's suffrage.

As the primary season gets into full swing, I hope you are registered and plan to use your hard-fought right to vote. Do it for the ladies, including Susan B. Anthony, who showed up for nearly nearly 40 years straight to propose the passage of women's suffrage in the US. Do it for the other prominent suffragists, like Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Alice Paul, and Harriet Tubman. Do it for the men who knew that women needed a voice through their vote. Do it in honor of Women's History Month!

I’ve been having a blast with a group of women in our county bringing attention to this important centennial that is happening during an election year. Vision 2020 Ventura County is the local arm of a national women’s equality consortium based at Drexel University. We are a non-partisan local coalition of women’s groups seeking to raise awareness about the centennial of the ratification of the 19th amendment that gave women the right to vote. Find us on Facebook for updates on monthly events throughout the year. You can also find many of these events on my website calendar.

Imagine if 100% of women voted to celebrate 100 years of suffrage.