Pasadena Celebrates: 2020 Rose Bowl Parade Suffrage Centennial Celebration and Float
From the website of Pasadena Celebrates 2020
The Celebration
The 19th Amendment: “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.”
Years Of Hope. Years Of Courage.
About The Celebration
Pasadena Celebrates 2020 is in a unique position to kick off this Centennial year with a float in the Tournament of Roses parade on January 1, 2020, a parade seen round the world. The Float’s theme is Years of Hope. Years of Courage; it will portray the long history to win the right to vote and its cardinal figures. Floats and parades were a major hallmark of how women brought attention to their cause. Parades were held in both large cities and small towns; suffrage floats were dramatic and stunning, featuring floral displays, art, and the constant demand for the Right to Vote. Our 2020 Float and presence in the Tournament of Roses Parade continues that tradition and illuminates this victory of equality.
Rendering of the Suffrage Centennial float: