Page 8 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, AugusT 29, 2025 ANNIVERSARY | FROM PAGE 1 tion based on race. In 1971 the Congress established Women’s Equality Day on August 26. “We honor the struggle of 1920 and the ongoing struggle for equality,” Stacy DeMaria, Everett’s First Lady, said at the Women’s Equality Day ceremony at City Hall on Tuesday, August 26. “It changed the fabric of our nation and this city, but we must remember not all women were included. Women of color faced barriers for decades. Let’s not celebrate just how far we’ve come but recognize the work to come until every woman’s voice is heard.” “It’s an honor to work alongside some amazing women in this community,” Mayor Carlo DeMaria said while introducing his wife. “We wouldn’t be where we are as a nation without the support of strong women.” He also humorously confessed to some relief he wasn’t the keynote speaker for the event. While researching history to help determine how to celebrate Women’s Equality Day, City of Everett staff and community members gathered with First Lady Stacy DeMaria in the Keverian Room for the 105th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment celebration at City Hall. (Photos courtesy of the City of Everett) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Director Cathy Draine and Communications Office Community Engagement & Policy Specialist Amanda Stone discovered that the first woman to register to vote in Everett after passage of the 19th Amendment was Nellie Zackular, who was the great-greatgrandmother of current Ward 3 School Committee member, previously the first woman Alderman, Jeanne Cristiano. Zackular was Cristiano’s grandANNIVERSARY | SEE PAGE 9 Mayor Carlo DeMaria and First Lady Stacy DeMaria at City Hall during the 105th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment celebration. Everett School Committee Vice Chairperson/Ward 3 Member Jeanne Cristiano and First Lady Stacy DeMaria in front of the historical exhibits during the 105th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment celebration at City Hall. Everett School Committee Vice Chairperson/Ward 3 Member Jeanne Cristiano and Ward 3 Councillor Anthony DiPierro at the 105th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment celebration at City Hall. Guests view historical materials, including a “Suffrage Victory Parade” newspaper, at the 105th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment celebration in the Keverian Room. City of Everett Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Cathy Draine speaks at the podium to open the 105th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment celebration at City Hall.
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