The official briefing to the diplomatic corps about the objectives of the BMENA NGO Initiative took place on Wednesday, May 30^th at the George C. Marshall Center of the U.S. Department of State.

Ninety-three years ago today, the 19^th amendment to the Constitution was passed by Congress and sent to the states for ratification. The 19^th amendment would take over a year to be ratified. It would not be until August of 1920 when women finally gained the right to vote. In between June 4, 1919 and August 18, 1920, the League of Women Voters was founded with the expressed intent to help 20 million women carry out their new responsibilities as voters.