Obama calls new women’s rights memorial ‘a centerpiece for the struggle for equality’

President Obama paid homage Tuesday to those who had fought for women’s equality, designating a historic house on Capitol Hill a national monument, and hinting that his successor could represent yet another victory for women’s rights. Speaking at the Sewall-Belmont House and Museum, which has housed the National Woman’s Party since 1929 and will now be called the Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument, the president called the site “a hotbed of activism, a centerpiece for the struggle for equality, a monument to a fight not just for women’s equality but, ultimately, for equality for everybody.” Read More…