Women's Equality Day

An all-female honor guard team lowers the flag during a retreat ceremony honoring Women’s Equality Day at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 26, 2013. The world’s first women’s rights convention formally began in Seneca Falls, N.Y. in 1848. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Allen Pollard/Released)

An all-female honor guard team folds the flag during a retreat ceremony honoring Women’s Equality Day at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 26, 2013. The observance of Women’s Equality Day not only commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment but also calls attention to women’s continuing efforts toward full equality. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Allen Pollard/Released)

Women's Equality Day

Col. Jody Ocker, 9th Medical Group commander, speaks to members of Team Beale during a retreat ceremony honoring Women’s Equality Day at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 26, 2013. The Women’s Suffrage Amendment was introduced for the first time to the United States Congress on Jan. 10, 1878. It was re-submitted numerous times until finally in June 1919 the amendment received approval from both the House of Representatives and the Senate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Allen Pollard/Released)

Women's Equality Day

An all-female flight and honor guard team stand in formation for a retreat ceremony honoring Women’s Equality Day at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 26, 2013. In 1971, Representative Bella Abzug introduced a bill designating August 26th of each year as Women’s Equality Day, and the bill passed. Part of the bill reads that Women’s Equality Day is a symbol of women’s continued fight for equal rights and that the United States commends and supports them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Allen Pollard/Released)

Women's Equality Day

Published Aug. 27, 2013