Women’s Equality Day*

Next week marks the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, which gave women* the right to vote. But wait ... there’s an asterisk — an important one that really should be added to every school textbook.

*In 1920, affluent white women won the right to vote.

It would take years, and in some cases decades, before all women were given the right to vote. And let’s be clear: Voter suppression is alive and well. So what’s an Elle Raiser to do?

And lastly, exercise your right to vote. Encourage your friends and loved ones to do the same. When women vote, we are more likely to enact legislation that benefits — you guessed it — women. Legislation like the Equal Pay Act and the recent CROWN Act, which could be game-changers for our money and careers.

See you at the polls (or mailbox),

Alexandra Ramirez, (she/her)
Brand Marketing Director

To vote or not to vote

We asked our Elle Raisers on Instagram if they planned to vote in the upcoming elections — and if so, why:

“I owe it to the women who fought for my right to vote and I owe it to those who can’t vote.”

– Elle Raiser @sarahkaplann

vot∙er sup∙pres∙sion

a strategy used to influence the outcome of an election by discouraging or preventing specific groups of people from voting.

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