It’s Women’s Equality Day! Today, we celebrate the Nineteenth Amendment, which was adopted in 1920 and prohibited denying the right to vote to people based on their sex.
Women’s Equality Day was first celebrated in 1971, following the Women’s Strike for Equality, which petitioned for equality in the workforce and free childcare, among other women’s rights issues.
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You can support women by shopping at women-owned businesses across the country. Below are just a few of many to choose from.
The Plus Bus Boutique
If you’re looking for plus-sized clothes that are also sustainable, you’ve found it. Jen Wilder and Marcy Guevara-Prete started The Plus Bus in 2015 and offer a wide range of styles and sizes, specializing in plus sizing. In addition to clothes and accessories, the Plus Bus also has a blog highlighting moments in fashion and pop culture.
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PerfBaby
PerfBaby offers all-natural, organic, fragrance free, and vegan skincare products for babies and children. Felicia Osbourne started the company after seeing many of her young son’s skincare items included chemicals. She made her own natural products in her kitchen, and the rest is history.
The Noble Brand Candle Co.
Sydney Noble launched The Noble Brand Candle Co. in 2016, and now offers an impressive selection of fragrances. Candles are recommended to you based on a quiz that takes your preferences into account to find the perfect scent.
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DAMA Wines
DAMA is a winery in Walla Walla, Washington. Founded by Mary Derby, the award-winning winery caters to women and offers a variety of “alluring, approachable, and dangerously beautiful” wines.
Pix Perfect
Pix Perfect gives kids and adults alike the opportunity to create sparkling art pieces. Using sequin pixels and a pixel board, customers can design their own pattern, or make a replica of one in the design guide. Pix Perfect is STEM-Authenticated, offering kids a fun way to teach kids engineering skills. Artist Lisa Keyworth started the company in Michigan in 2014 after making a 60 square foot Marilyn Monroe piece out of pixel sequins herself.
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Green Mustache
VanTrang Manges started Green Mustache to showcase the power of plant-based snacks. Each snack is organic and includes nutrient dense, leafy greens. Every item is gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan, too.