Women's Equality Day Event - League of Women Voters Larimer County

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The road to voter rights for all citizens has been a long one. It continues with twists and turns, bringing new opportunities and obstacles. We continue together, letting our different perspectives, experiences, and skills guide and strengthen our journey. Forward we go!

2025 Honorees

Kristin Stephens

Kristin Stephens, Larimer County Commissioner, will be honored for her work in promoting voting rights serving as past Chair of the Fort Collins Election Code Committee adding transparency to the election code and educating citizens on how to participate in local government. She finds creative solutions to problems which often reveal her support of women. Kristin participates in local community organizations that seek to enhance women’s status, opportunities and healthcare. She has committed her career to public service. Considering that she is the sole female representative on the Poudre Fire Authority Board, one can definitely say, “This girl is on fire!”

Anne Thompson

Anne Thompson will be recognized with the League Legacy honors. Always non-partisan, Anne personifies service that is central to the core of the League’s mission. After her tenure as President of the LWV-LC, she currently spreads the word on voting information and public policy issues by managing VOTE411. She serves as moderator for candidate forums, written guidelines and a sample script for these events, and mentors new moderators. She also works to improve gun control in Colorado. Anne’s legacy is one to emulate!

Past Honorees

WED Honors

2024 Gretchen Haley
2024 Joy Sullivan
2023 Julie Pignataro
2023 Caitlin Wyrick
2018 Julie Field

League Legacy

2024 Beth DeHaven
2023 Barbara Hanson
2018 Linda Thomas
2015 Sue Ferguson
2013 Linda Mahan

Thank you to our sponsors!

League of Women Voters -- Larimer County Board Members

James Sawyer

Linda Castleman

Jane Everham

Anonymous Donor

De Decker

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The History of Women's Equality Day

The First Women's Equality Day

Women's Equality Day 2024

In 1971, Representative Bella Abzug (D-NY) successfully introduced a bill designating August 26th of each year as Women’s Equality Day.

The bill states 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. It decreed that the President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation annually in commemoration of woman suffrage and the 1970 Strike for Equality.

Pictured: Pat Schroeder. She represented Colorado's first congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1997.