MI HR0325

Declares August 26, 2016, as Women's Equality Day in Michigan to commemorate the 96th anniversary of the 19th Amendment's certification on August 26, 1920.

Recognizes the 19th Amendment's guarantee of voting rights to all citizens regardless of sex following decades of woman suffrage activism and civil disobedience.

Notes Michigan's historical role as one of the first three states (alongside Illinois and Wisconsin) to ratify the 19th Amendment on June 10, 1919.

Calls upon the people of Michigan to celebrate women's achievements and promote gender equality in the state.