07/18/2026
Make plans now to celebrate Women's Equality Day at the Turning Point Suffragist Memorial on August 26. Help commemorate the 1920 certification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote.
Virginia Lieutenant Governor Ghazala Hashmi will provide a keynote address followed by perspectives by American Association of University Women CEO, Gloria Blackwell and suffragist stories by historian Shirley M. Marshall, author of A Radical Suffragist in Washington, DC.: An Inside Story of the National Women’s Party.
Enjoy tours of the Turning Point Suffragist Memorial guided by docents in period attire, artifact displays and light refreshments at The River View.
The event will take place on Wednesday, August 26, from 10am to noon at The River View and Turning Point Suffragist Monument, which are both located in Occoquan Regional Park, 9751 Ox Rd. Lorton, VA. To attend, RSVP at novaparks.com/WomensEqualityDay
Thank you to all our co-sponsors, NOVA Parks, American Association of University Women of Virginia (AAUW-VA), Virginia Chapter National Organization for Women (Virginia NOW), Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. - Fairfax County Alumnae Chapter, The League of Women Voters of Virginia (LWV-VA)