To vote, the National Portrait gallery, National Archives and the library of congress have created special exhibits. Curators talk about the Creative Process behind the exhibits including determining goals in selecting objects. The berkshire conference of womens historians and the womens Suffrage Centennial commission hosted this event. Im martha jones, a copresident along with tie i cant miles along the berkshire conference. Im happy to be welcoming all of you to this evenings conversation, and i have to extend the special embrace to our members tuning in from all over the world today. With this event, we begin a conference weekend, the big berkes 2020, not as we planned for in baltimore at johns hopkins. Instead, were being linked together by digital sound and image. I, for one, am grateful even for this today. The year 2020 marks 100 years since the 19th amendment, Legal Protection for womens votes became part of the u. S. Ko constitution. For us as historians of womens genders and
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It contains all the Contact Information you need to stay in touch with member ovs congress, federal agencies and state governors. Order your copy today at cspanstore. Org. Next, a visit to Smithsonians National portrait gallery. N the second of a twopart program, American History gets a guided tool of exhibits marking the centennial of the 19th amendment. Using political cartoons and images of suffragettes picketing the white house. Kate im kate lemay, and im the curator of votes for women. Im standing in front of what we call our title treatment. It is large low up of this born actress, and she was acting as columbia, the allegorical figure that represents the United States during the conclusion of this parade in washington, d. C. Thats just one event of the ong Suffrage Movement this exhibition highlights. We have 124 objects of this long history bringing it right up to 1920. But then also clearing the 19th amendment and when it did not do was enfranchise all women including women of
Next, a visit to the Smithsonian National portrait gallery, in the second of a twopart program, historian Kate Clark Lemay gives American History tba guided tour of an exhibit marking the centennial of the 19th amendment using political cartoons and images of suffragists picketing the white house. She explores the National Womens Party Tactics under the leadership of alice paul. Hello. The curator of an exhibit on view, votes for women, on view at the National Portrait gallery at the Smithsonian Institution and i am standing in front of what we call our title treatments. It is a large blowup of hedwig riker, a german born actress. , theas acting as columbia allegorical figure which duringnts United States the finish or conclusion of the 1913 parade in washington, d. C. And that is one event of the long Suffrage Movement this exhibition highlights. Go into124 objects that the long history beginning in 1832 and bringing it right up to 1920. Then also the 19th amendment and what it did no