Congratulations to the winners of the 2014 Emmy Awards. Phi Gamma Delta Seth Meyers hosted the event which took place yesterday, on a Monday night. Congratulations to the members of Greek-letter organizations who won Emmys. They include:
Ty Burrell, Sigma Chi, Modern Family, Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
Jim Parsons, Pi Kappa Alpha, Big Bang Theory, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.
Kathy Bates, Alpha Delta Pi, American Horror Story: Coven, Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Delta Gamma, Veep, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy.
For the list of sorority women who have won Emmys, see http://wp.me/p20I1i-17T
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Carrie Chapman Catt
It’s Women’s Equality Day! The 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote was certified on this date in 1920. The House of Representatives passed the amendment on May 21, 1919. The Senate followed two weeks later. On August 18, 1920, the amendment passed its final hurdle of obtaining the agreement of three-fourths of the states as Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify it. Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby certified the ratification on August 26, 1920. Colby was a member of the Alpha Delta Phi chapter at Williams College.
Sorority women including Carrie Chapman Catt and E. Jean Nelson Penfield worked for the passage of the 19th Amendment. There are several posts about women’s suffrage on this blog including http://wp.me/p20I1i-c2.
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