Weekly Wrap Up: Women s Equality Day, Our National Parks Turned 98, and More

(White House) This week, the White House celebrated Women s Equality Day, the National Park Service celebrated its 98th birthday, and President Obama addressed the American Legion, the nation s largest veteran service organization.
Check out what else you may have missed in this week s wrap up.

Women s Equality Day
This past Tuesday, the White House celebrated Women s Equality Day -- commemorating the certification of the 19th Amendment on August 26, 1920, securing women s right to vote. Although we ve made a lot of progress in the decades since, there is still much work to be done.
RT if you agree: It s time to ensure #EqualPay for women → http://t.co/Gl6KNF4mnc #WomensEqualityDay pic.twitter.com/LBld03iKOX
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 26, 2014
Throughout the day, White House economist Betsey Stevenson also took over the popular "I Love Charts" Tumblr blog to tell the story of the progress we’ve made in closing the earnings gap between women and men, and the challenges women still face in the workforce. See her charts here.
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