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title: Happy Presidents' Day! — Women's Public Leadership Network
description: "How Do You Celebrate Presidents’ Day?   Happy  #WashingtonsBirthday , also known as  #PresidentsDay ! ⁣ ⁣ To celebrate America’s first President George Washington, we also like to celebrate the women who have run for president throughout American history. One woman ran for presiden"
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# [Happy Presidents' Day! — Women's Public Leadership Network](https://womenspublicleadership.net/blog/2020/2/17/happy-presidents-day)

 Written by [Sarah Quinlan](https://womenspublicleadership.net/blog/author/sarah-quinlan) | Feb 17, 2020 5:00:00 AM

# **How Do You Celebrate Presidents’ Day?**

Happy [#WashingtonsBirthday](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/washingtonsbirthday?source=feed_text&epa=HASHTAG&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAqweGuma2_uKMmvuGpxHSXTu7WXdIirztVxHAnE4cewDDUQ7JI5pKsijF9s18a468vKui3YwLK2mhHtIVaLOk3pfRQ_lcpFNaCECCt6kHY8RGyHAoWCAQAiwxaAqv-rIkS3W5tBEdIOqdbw9PRiEXpsBShFNAs2g16fueg6UPf34VBouurkdGiuFpFDkQby6hLRzXe4D8w6oY__rIwRE_QR_OfvVvRhoEfJhlry7Qu7bW34T3s_G91eNJRZX7JzepuVp69E-zDsUnIBq7KBysXWpjtsv7HKILdRTSxbMdIhO7m3POWSOW6oycRUJ8VMzVJ7sWIi_bGFYFruOIpyrE&__tn__=%2ANK-R), also known as [#PresidentsDay](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/presidentsday?source=feed_text&epa=HASHTAG&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAqweGuma2_uKMmvuGpxHSXTu7WXdIirztVxHAnE4cewDDUQ7JI5pKsijF9s18a468vKui3YwLK2mhHtIVaLOk3pfRQ_lcpFNaCECCt6kHY8RGyHAoWCAQAiwxaAqv-rIkS3W5tBEdIOqdbw9PRiEXpsBShFNAs2g16fueg6UPf34VBouurkdGiuFpFDkQby6hLRzXe4D8w6oY__rIwRE_QR_OfvVvRhoEfJhlry7Qu7bW34T3s_G91eNJRZX7JzepuVp69E-zDsUnIBq7KBysXWpjtsv7HKILdRTSxbMdIhO7m3POWSOW6oycRUJ8VMzVJ7sWIi_bGFYFruOIpyrE&__tn__=%2ANK-R)! ⁣  
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To celebrate America’s first President George Washington, we also like to celebrate the women who have run for president throughout American history. One woman ran for president as early as 1872! ⁣  
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Click here to learn more about 8 women who helped dent the White House glass ceiling by running for president of the United States: [https://www.history.com/news/8-women-who-ran-for-president](https://www.history.com/news/8-women-who-ran-for-president?fbclid=IwAR3N77ztc4JHr8wyG8vgdtz0lAHYPinBpokBtAacf2UXmvUHmjxtsNgC0FA)

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