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“None of us are free until all of us are free.”
Today we celebrate Juneteenth. A day of freedom, resilience, remembrance, and hope. As we honor the past, may we continue building a future where liberty and opportunity are available to all.
#Juneteenth #CelebrateFreedom

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Two weeks earlier, on May 21, the House approved the amendment.
It still took 36 states and over a year to ratify it in August 1920— but June 4th marked a turning point. 

#WomensHistory #VotingRights #Suffrage100 #OnThisDay #DidYouKnow #19thAmendment

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Today and every day, we celebrate the dedication, compassion, and strength of our nurses. Everyday heroes who show up, care deeply, and make a difference when it matters most.
Thank you for your tireless commitment to keeping our communities healthy and safe.

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This Tourism Day, take a step into history in downtown Memphis.Visit the Equality Trailblazers Monument behind the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law and honor the courageous women who fought for voting rights and equality.

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This #NationalTeachersDay, we honor educators of the Equality Trailblazers Monument:
Charl Ormond Williams, Mary Church Terrell & Maxine Smith.
In classrooms and communities, their lessons helped shape a nation.

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She wrote in ink, but made history permanent.
Ida B. Wells told the stories others wouldn’t and changed the course of history. At the Equality Trailblazers, her legacy stands tall, reminding us:
Truth is powerful.
Voice is necessary.
And courage leaves a mark no time can erase.

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Dr. Mattie E. Coleman’s legacy lives on in TN. A marker at Meharry Medical College in Nashville honors one of the state’s first Black women physicians who was a force behind women’s suffrage.
In 1919, she helped register thousands of voters, turning victory into real power.

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This month, and every month, we honor their impact and continue the work they started.  #WomensHistoryMonth #MemphisHistory #Trailblazers

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This #womenshistorymonth, we honor Ida B. Wells, a journalist, truth-teller, suffragist, and fearless advocate for justice. She is a featured bust on Memphis’ Equality Trailblazers monument. Wells used her voice to challenge racism, sexism, and violence.

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#womenshistorymonth

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On #InternationalWomensDay, we celebrate the women who paved the way for progress.

In Memphis, the Equality Trailblazers Monument at the University of Memphis Law School honors leaders like Mary Church Terrell, Lois DeBerry, and Minerva Johnican.

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As Black History Month comes to a close we are honoring Lois DeBerry, a political pioneer who reshaped leadership in Tennessee.

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This Black History Month, we honor the legacy of Minerva Johnican, a Memphis civic leader who helped reshape local government and public service.

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Honoring Maxine Smith this Black History Month, a fearless Memphis trailblazer who fought for educational equity and helped desegregate schools across the city.

Her legacy lives on at the Equity Trailblazers monument behind the University of Memphis law school.

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February 1920 set the stage.

Months before the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, the League of Women Voters formed to prepare women to step into their power at the ballot box.

February laid the groundwork. August made history.

#19thAmendment

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Susan B. Anthony's birthday (Feb. 15) may have passed, but her legacy doesn’t live on a calendar. It lives in every vote cast, every voice raised, and every door opened for women in this country.

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In Feb of 1917, Alice Paul and the National Woman's Party continued to picket the White House for a federal amendment.

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Ida B. Wells was fearless a journalist, suffragist, and civil rights pioneer who used truth to challenge injustice and demand equality. You can learn more about her legacy by visiting the Equality Trailblazers monument behind the University of Memphis Law School.