Portal:Feminism/Selected anniversaries/August

2 August 1894 – Birth of Bertha Lutz, a Brazilian scientist and feminist, who helped Brazilian women obtain the vote in 1934
9 August 1956 – National Women's Day (South Africa) commemorates the national march of women on this day to petition against legislation that required African persons to carry the "pass", special identification documents which curtailed their freedom of movement during the apartheid era.
18 August 1920 – Ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, specifically intended to extend suffrage to women
25 August 1954 – The National Constituent Assembly of Colombia unanimously recognized the political rights of women and women voted for the first time on 1 December 1957
31 August 1919 – Birth of Amrita Pritam (pictured), the first prominent female Punjabi poet, novelist, and essayist, she received the Jnanpith Award, one of India's highest literary honors