First lady Melania Trump on Monday announced she would be launching an artwork-focused project for children to celebrate the 100th anniversary of womens right to vote. The 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote, was adopted on August 18, 1920. "For decades, women leaders lobbied, marched, and protested for equality and their right to vote in the United States," Trump said in a statement. Historically, first ladies have been voices of empathy or compassion during times of upheaval in the United States, whether to shore up support after a national tragedy. Johnson, who was from the south, took it upon herself to make the trip, despite protestations from the United States Secret Service about the dangers of protesters, possibly even bomb threats.