Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Americans Ponder Racial Inequities on Women's Equality Day Deborah Block WASHINGTON - August 26 is Women's Equality Day, which in the U.S. commemorates the adoption of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution in 1920 granting [1]women the right to vote. References 1. https://projects.voanews.com/womens-suffrage/ .