Women's Equality Day commemorated Published Aug. 26, 2015 By Tech. Sgt. Rob Hazelett Air Reserve Personnel Center Public Affairs BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Women's Equality Day, recognized in the United States Aug. 26, 2015, is proclaimed each year by the U.S. president to commemorate the ratification of the 19th Amendment. Women in the U.S. were granted the right to vote when the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was certified as law Aug. 26, 1920. Every president has published a proclamation for Women's Equality Day since 1972, the year after legislation was first introduced in Congress by U.S. Rep. Bella Abzug. Today, it is celebrated in honor of modern day women's rights to be seen as equals to men.