ORLANDO, Fla. – August 26th is the day the United States recognizes women's accomplishments, and the struggles women had to face for their right to vote.Since 1971, Women’s Equality Day has been observed and commemorates the passage of the 19th amendment to the U.S.
Constitution, which granted the right to vote to women.“In the ’70s, women couldn’t get a credit card on their own, you know, there were times that we couldn’t own property on our own,” recalled Sandi Vidal, co-president of the League of Women Voters in Orange County.Vidal said the changes have been significant in the past 50 years to the way women are perceived and treated.“We have seen more and more women get politically active.