OBAMA SELECTS WOMEN'S MUSEUM AS NATIONAL MONUMENT
On April 12th, 2016 President Barack Obama declared the Sewall- Belmont House a National monument. Sewall- Belmont House was once the home for the National Women's Party. Alice Paul who was a suffragist, in 1916 founded the Party to fight for economic and social rights for women. Just a few minutes from the U.S Capitol building, this museum is located in the heart of Washington D.C. The dedication was made on Tuesday April 12th which marks 'Equal Pay Day' .
"I want young girls and boys to come here, 10, 20, 100 years from now to know that women fought for equality, it was not just given to them." ~ Barack Obama
The 19th amendment was written in 1920 and granted women the right to vote in the United States and the National Women's Party helped in that effort.
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