WASHINGTON, Aug. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission (WSCC) will commemorate 100 years of women's constitutional right to vote with National Women's Suffrage Month by acknowledging and celebrating Tennessee's ratification of the 19^th Amendment with an entire day of free virtual events.

On August 18, 1920, Tennessee became the 36th and final state needed to ratify the 19th Amendment into the U.S. Constitution. 100 years later, the WSCC is celebrating this critical milestone of American democracy with a full day of the following virtual events and commemorations in honor of the state that brought the 19^th Amendment across the finish line:

Along with our line-up of events for August 18, WSCC is hosting a weekly concert series, livestreamed from the Listening Room Cafe in Nashville, with Song Suffragettes every Monday at 6 p.m. CT / 7 p.m. ET. The Song Suffragettes will kick off our Tennessee Ratification Celebration the night before on August 17 with special guest Ashley McBryde. Catch the show at www.youtube.com/songsuffragettes.

The WSCC was created by Congress to coordinate the nationwide commemoration during the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which was officially signed into the U.S. Constitution on Aug. 26, 1920. The amendment prohibits the United States or any state from denying the right to vote based on sex, protecting women's access to the ballot in the Constitution. The WSCC and the U.S. Congress have designated August 2020 as National Women's Suffrage Month, a month-long celebration honoring the history of women's fight for the vote. Learn more about the WSCC and upcoming National Women's Suffrage Month events at www.womensvote100.org/suffragemonth.

Contact: Kelsey Millay
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SOURCE Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission

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