my name is leah edwards. i'm with the league of women voters of san francisco and we're honored to be a part of this collaboration for women's equality day. securing -- women's equality day is really, really important because it commemorates the adoption of a 19th amendment nearly 100 years ago when women first secured the right to vote. securing this right was not easy. it took 75 years of fighting and ultimately was only made possible by tens of thousands of women who organized and advocated that half the population could have their voice heard. while this might seem like it was a long time ago, citizens across the country continue to face barriers to voting in the form of voter i.d. law, reduced voting hours and purging voters from voting rolls. there's still a lot more work to be done to ensure that everybody is able to exercise their right to vote. while voting remains a national problem, low turnout is perhapss a greater one. there are millions of people who are registered to vote but don't ultimately c