New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced that both City Hall and the David N. Dinkins Manhattan Municipal Building will be lit purple tonight in recognition of Women’s Equality Day. Women’s Equality Day commemorates the certification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave women the right to vote.
“It may be more than 100 years since suffragettes fought the battle for a woman’s right to vote, but we continue to see efforts to silence women’s voices to this day,” said Mayor Adams. “Even after the Nineteenth Amendment was certified, women of color were still denied this basic and fundamental right for decades. But, as Hillary Clinton heralded nearly three decades ago, ‘human rights are women’s rights and women’s rights are human rights,’ and our administration will fight to live up to that celebrated refrain each and every day. Women comprise so many of the firsts in this administration and we will continue to make history as we promote more women to leadership positions, work to ensure women are paid equally for the work they do, protect the sacred right to vote, and ensure a woman’s right to choose is not impeded in any way in our city, even as the federal courts and other states seek to strip them of that most basic rights. We will not allow attacks on women’s bodies, their opportunities, or their freedoms to stand in New York City. On Women’s Equality Day, we celebrate the numerous contributions women have made to this great city, salute their many achievements, and reaffirm our commitment to keep New York City a place where all people are created equal.”
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