Wednesday, August 26, 2020, between 11 and noon, the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF Burlington) and the Vermont Suffrage Centennial Alliance (VSCA) will be commemorating the historic passage of the 19th Amendment in front of Burlington's City Hall (149 Church Street, Burlington).

August 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the landmark 19th Amendment which prohibits the federal government and any state from denying citizens their right to vote on account of sex. In the final push for suffrage, women picketed in front of the White House six days a week, holding banners and using silence as protest. These Silent Sentinels, numbering approximately 2,000 over two and a half years, faced arrest, derision, torture, and jail.

Silent no more, Vermont women and men will be urging passers-by to reflect on the importance of the vote for all citizens in our democracy. We will be carrying non-partisan signs, singing suffrage songs, wearing 1920s apparel or Votes for Women sashes, engaging in dialog about the importance of voting, and passing out voter information. All attendees will be asked to observe protocols of social distancing and face coverings.

Everyone who wishes to recognize, honor, and celebrate Women's Equality Day is invited to attend.

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