25-26 August 24

Today's pink and blue tie honors tomorrow's celebration (26 August) of Women's Equality Day. It commemorates the certification of the 19th Amendment in 1920, which is often described as guaranteeing women the same right to vote as men. Technically the amendment only prevented states from excluding women from voting based solely on their sex. 

"While the 19th Amendment was ratified and signed into law in 1920, many women of color were still unable to exercise their right to vote. Though these women rallied alongside white suffragists, many women of color remained disenfranchised until the mid-20th century: Native American women (1924); Chinese American women (1943); and Japanese and other Asian American women (1952). As late as 1962, some states still prevented women of color from voting on contrived obstacles, such as literacy tests, poll taxes, voting ID requirements, intimidation and claims regarding the legitimacy of residence. It was not until the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 45 years after the enactment of the 19th Amendment, that Black women were able to exercise this right without restrictions."