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For Immediate Release:
August 27, 2018

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Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen honored on Women’s Equality Day


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Left to Right: County Commissioners honor Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and the Miami-Dade County Commission for Women members pose with the honoree.
Photo by Ryan Holloway / Miami-Dade County

MIAMI – The Miami-Dade County Commission for Women, the Women’s Park, and the League of Women Voters of Miami-Dade hosted Miami-Dade’s sixth annual celebration for Women’s Equality Day on Aug. 25, 2018 at the Women’s Park in Miami. Commissioners Eileen Higgins, Rebeca Sosa, and Jose “Pepe” Diaz were in attendance to honor and pay tribute to a trailblazer, retiring South Florida Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.

The event commemorated the 98th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which granted women the right to vote, and celebrated the continued efforts on behalf of equal rights for women.

Created in 1971, the Commission for Women falls under the purview of the Office of Community Advocacy, a division of the Office of the Chair, and serves as an advisory board to the Board of County Commissioners, the County administration and the public at large about issues pertaining to the status of women. The Commission for Women advocates for women in the community and strives to improve their quality of life. Follow Fans of Miami-Dade County Commission for Women on Facebook.

For more information, please contact Miami-Dade County Commission for Women Director Laura Morilla, at 305-375-4967 or/and follow Fans of Miami-Dade County Commission for Women on Facebook.


 

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