This was the largest protest for gender equality in U.S. history. The National Organization of Women (NOW) organized the event filmed on EQUALITY. It was a nationwide Women's Strike for Equality. Women joined together to demand equal opportunities in employment and education. There were demonstrations and rallies in more than ninety major cities and small towns across the country and over 100,000 women participated, including 50,000 who marched down Fifth Avenue in New York City, as seen in this film.
This protest took place on August 26, 1970, commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution, which gave women the right to vote. It was the largest protest for gender equality in U.S. history.