I hope you had a blissful holiday! I would like to thank you for your gracious support once again. Many of you have been leaving your feedback about this petition in the comments section. I would like to share with you what some of you had to say! (1) “August 26 celebrates the FIRST step in freedom and equality for women in the United States, and maybe in the world! Reminding women and men that we must continue the fight until women are equal citizens with men are and free all over the world.”-Founder of Veteran Feminists of America, Jacqueline Cellabos, Founder of Veteran Feminists of America (2) “I am founder of a Woman's campaign called I AM BETI. I am a big believer that gender Equality is very important in today's society. My campaign encourages and empowers women to believe they are as Equal as the next - man or Woman.” -Clare Thomas (3) “I'd like to see this day as a precursor to a holiday commemorating the passage of the ERA.” -Michelle Parsneau (4) “I'm signing because this holiday should be a no-brainier. Women, besides being our mothers, sisters, partners, friends, and colleagues, are human beings and deserve equality on all fronts. Unfortunately we live in a world dominated by patriarchy and misogyny and this holiday is urgently needed.” -Carlos Andres Gomez (5) “Parity for women is vital to our country and our economy! There is still so much to be done on the legislative side to reach equality for women, and a Federal Holiday would allow discourse and recognition of the issues relating to achieving economic prosperity of women.” -Erika Wilhelm (6) “I care about women's equality, especially since they have to raise men.” -Helena Talia (7) “Women are still not fully equal citizens in society, so we support anything that will help to raise awareness about this and gain more equality.”-AntiPornography.org (8) “The backlog of rape kits in America tells me justice isn't being served to women. Let's fix that! First, let's keep us safe. Then let's work on pay and family leave!”-Keli Dailey (9) “I want my daughters to grow up in a country where equality is a fact not an aspiration.”-Daphney Daniel (10) “National Women's Equality Day would give much needed recognition to the accomplishments of women to date, and the work that still needs to be done. With the prominence of the United States, making Women's Equality Day a Federal Holiday could raise the profile of women's rights in other countries around the world.”-Pat Chartier Thank you very much for your feedback! We couldn't post them all. However, everyone had some pretty powerful words to say about this petition! We will continue to share them. Please tell a friend about this important petition. We are all partners in this effort. So let’s do it together! #Onehundredthousand #Doingittogether To share this petition, click on the link below. https://www.change.org/p/bruce-rauner-elevate-women-s-equality-day-to-a-federal-holiday Julene