The CSRA League of Women Voters celebrated Women’s Equity Day a day early with a suffrage fashion show that showcased fashions women would have worn as they worked for the right to vote.
Those women, whose work began in 1848 at Senaca Falls, did not have an easy time achieving the right to vote, according to Gayla Keesee, co-president of the organization. They faced ridicule and social stigmas for their work.
Women’s Equality Day celebrates the day the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed, giving women the right to vote. This year was the 104th anniversary of the passage of the amendment.
Fashion models showcasing how colors and fashion were important to women gaining the right to vote. Photo by Randy PaceGayla Keesee, co-president of League of Women Voters of the CSRA speaking about how fashion, color and symbols were used in the women’s suffrage movement. Photo by Randy PaceModels waiting backstage to walk the runway. Photo by Randy PaceMarian Brown speaking on how the African American women contributed to the fight for women’s right to vote, particularly the women from the Sorority Delta Sigma Theta. Photo by Randy PaceModel walking the runway showcasing a dress by Melanie Caballero from her “Freedom Collection. Photo by Randy PaceModel showcasing fashion as well as the banner calling for women’s right to vote. Photo by Randy PaceUmbrellas, also called parasols, were integrated into the fashion of the early 1900s. Photo by Randy PaceFashion models pose with the fashion designer, Melanie Caballero, who designed the outfits that the models are wearing. Photo by Randy PaceAfter the fashion show, there was a reception and exhibition on women’s voting rights. Photo by Randy PaceSome of the fashion models posing on a 1925 Ford after the fashion show. Photo by Randy PaceCeretta Smith and Barbara Smith modeling fashion from the 1920s. Photo by Randy PaceLynn Cousins modeling at the women’s equality day. Photo by Randy PaceAfter the fashion show, the models pose with a 1925 Ford. Photo by Randy PaceAntique teapot featured at the reception after the fashion show. Photo by Randy Pace
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