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On August 26, 1920. after 72 years of struggle, the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, granting women the right to vote. On August 26, 1995, communities and citizens' groups all over the country celebrated this landmark occasion and, as a salute to the thousands of women whose tenacity won this fundamental political freedom, the Postal Service issued a Woman Suffrage stamp.
The stamp is a montage of two photographs from the legacy of protestations in the long struggle for the enfranchisement of women. The design combines a 1913 photograph of a procession of women descending upon the White House during the inauguation of President Woodrow Wilson with a 1976 photograph of ERA supporters marching to the Illinois State Capitol.
The public stamp dedication ceremony was held August 26 at The National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC. A historical testament itself, the museum is the only one in the world dedicated to celebrating...