Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-08-31 | Page 7 | Colorado Proclaims "Equal Rights" Day

Colorado Proclaims "Equal RighW Day , I DENVER. Colo. Aug. tl (Br IT. p.) Oovarnor William K. Sweet of Colorado ha taaued what la believed to he the flrat official proclamation calling upon people te obeerve an "equal rights' day. The proclamation aata aalda September Sep-tember It, the eeventy-flfth annl-veraary annl-veraary of the flrat equal right meeting ever held In the world, "to be obaerved In a manner appropriate appro-priate to the great oocaalen te he celebrated A hlatorlo gathering and "equal rlghte pageant" will be obaerved la the Oaaden of .the Code, Colorado Springe, by the women of the atata. It la to be the aeoond time thla remarkable drama of American womanhood haa been given. The flrat play waa at Seneca. New Torn, before eeveral thouaand speetatore. Lucretia Kett founder of the American feminism movement, Martha C. Wright, her elatar. and Mary Ann McCllntodc. have charge of the quaker coetume pageant.