WEBVTT 00:00.180 --> 00:02.299 Good day , everyone . I am miss on to 00:02.309 --> 00:04.420 the equal opportunity specialist here 00:04.420 --> 00:07.429 at the 85th support command . Today we 00:07.440 --> 00:10.829 observe Women's Equality Day , which is 00:10.840 --> 00:14.029 August 26th . We acknowledge the 00:14.039 --> 00:15.983 importance of the women's suffrage 00:15.983 --> 00:17.706 movement and its impact on the 00:17.706 --> 00:19.670 ratification of the 19th amendment 00:19.680 --> 00:21.902 which basically gave women the right to 00:21.902 --> 00:24.309 vote . We will honor two ladies whose 00:24.319 --> 00:27.829 actions supported this effort starting 00:27.840 --> 00:30.500 with Miss Jane Adams . Among her 00:30.510 --> 00:33.729 countless achievements , Jane Adams was 00:33.740 --> 00:36.119 known as the mother of social work . 00:36.130 --> 00:38.186 She was the first woman president of 00:38.189 --> 00:40.680 the National Conference of Social Work . 00:41.509 --> 00:44.680 Our second honoree , Miss Ida B Wells . 00:45.490 --> 00:47.990 Ida B Wells was a prolific writer of 00:48.000 --> 00:51.110 countless publications . She co-founded 00:51.119 --> 00:53.580 the Alpha Suffrage Club which was the 00:53.590 --> 00:55.799 first black woman's suffrage 00:55.810 --> 00:59.130 organization in Chicago . Both ladies 00:59.139 --> 01:01.306 are recognized within the Chicago land 01:01.310 --> 01:04.309 area in many various ways . Let's take 01:04.319 --> 01:04.879 a look . 01:10.739 --> 01:13.660 First stop . Jane Adams Whole House 01:13.669 --> 01:16.589 Museum James Home , a national historic 01:16.599 --> 01:18.821 landmark is where immigrants of diverse 01:18.821 --> 01:20.988 communities gather to learn debate and 01:20.988 --> 01:23.349 to acquire the necessary tools to live 01:23.360 --> 01:25.739 in the new country . Services offered 01:25.750 --> 01:28.510 now include education , childcare and 01:28.519 --> 01:31.089 many social programs . As mentioned , 01:31.099 --> 01:33.319 education was important to both of our 01:33.330 --> 01:36.360 honorees , both have elementary schools 01:36.370 --> 01:38.709 named after them with high rankings in 01:38.720 --> 01:41.430 their field . Ida B Wells Preparatory 01:41.440 --> 01:43.440 Academy is committed to meeting the 01:43.440 --> 01:45.550 educational and social needs of all 01:45.559 --> 01:48.139 their students and their lifelong 01:48.150 --> 01:50.569 learning life moves in different 01:50.580 --> 01:52.910 directions . Guess what ? Both ladies 01:52.919 --> 01:56.129 have highways named after them ? Ida B 01:56.139 --> 01:58.169 Wells Drive , formerly known as 01:58.180 --> 02:00.464 Congress Parkway and Jane Adams 02:00.474 --> 02:03.845 Memorial tollway are highways that add 02:03.855 --> 02:05.688 to the busyness of Chicago lands 02:05.688 --> 02:07.714 traffic . We step away from the 02:07.724 --> 02:10.895 busyness . Jane Adams Memorial Park , a 02:10.904 --> 02:13.994 small tranquil urban park . It's 02:14.005 --> 02:16.184 adjacent to Navy Pier , offering a 02:16.195 --> 02:20.089 slice of inner city peace . And then we 02:20.100 --> 02:22.960 have in Bronzeville Park , the light of 02:22.970 --> 02:25.809 the truth . This art piece proudly 02:25.820 --> 02:28.869 stands in honor of Ida B Wells . She is 02:28.880 --> 02:32.089 quoted the way to write wrongs is to 02:32.100 --> 02:35.380 turn the light of truth upon them . And 02:35.389 --> 02:38.199 lastly , we have Jane Adams Resource 02:38.210 --> 02:41.309 Corporation Jr . In addition to free 02:41.320 --> 02:43.639 manufacturing job training , JR 02:43.649 --> 02:45.949 provides additional services to clients 02:45.960 --> 02:48.070 such as transportation assistance 02:48.080 --> 02:51.000 assessment for public assistance and 02:51.009 --> 02:53.505 their factoring bridge program helps 02:53.514 --> 02:55.975 low skilled adults raise their math and 02:55.985 --> 02:58.744 reading scores to move into advanced 02:58.755 --> 03:01.744 training and jobs . Women's equality , 03:01.755 --> 03:04.205 day , uplifting and empowering all 03:04.214 --> 03:06.875 women marveling at how far they have 03:06.884 --> 03:10.145 progressed , defying all odds and 03:10.154 --> 03:10.824 oppression .