News Release

National Park Service Lighting Richmond Craneway Pavilion in Celebration of 19th Amendment Centennial

Date: August 24, 2020
Contact: Kathryn Daskal, [phone] ext. 6624

Richmond, CA – In celebration of the centennial of the 19th amendment, Women’s right to vote, the National Park Service on August 26, 2020 is lighting up the Craneway Pavillion smoke stack with the colors of purple and gold on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 starting at 7:00 PM. Purple, white and gold were the colors of the Women’s Suffrage Movement. Purple symbolized loyalty, white purity, and gold hope. 

No reservations are required. Observers may view the Craneway lighting from Lucretia Edwards Shoreline Park. Lucretia Edwards Shoreline Park is located at 1500 Marina Way South Richmond, CA 94804. 

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the 19th Amendment on May 21, 1919, and the Senate passed it on June 4, 1919, sending it to the states for ratification. Three-fourths of the states--36 at the time--would need to ratify the language for it to become part of the U.S. Constitution. Tennessee became the 36th on August 18, 1920, and the U.S. Secretary of State certified it on August 26. 

Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, CA is the flagship National Park Service site selected to tell the story of Rosie the Riveter and WWII Home Front workers of all kinds. This unique park chronicles the explosive growth of wartime industry, the innovations fostered by visionaries like Henry J. Kaiser, and the extraordinary history of ordinary people who were challenged as never before and came together to overcome wartime odds. 

Due to the Contra Costa County Health Services Shelter-in-Place order, Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park is closed until further notice. For more information about Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park, please visit our website at www.nps.gov/rori. 

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