Recess. It is a time when you drink tea and sit on your porch. Nashville became the center of the political universe in the United States for several weeks in the summer ratify the amendment. Tennessee legislature, then women across the country in every state, and every election, election, for the first time. All women would have the right to vote weird it was all coming down to tennessee, and it got really wild. How many women were in america at that point, voting age. 27 million women were voting age. Of course, not all would vote. As we know, for africanamerican women, and for asian women and native american women, they were not allowed to vote under the 19th amendment. They gave the vote to all women. Jim crow laws in the south and other state laws denied the vote. To quite a few women. A minority. 27 million women women were eligible to vote. No one knew how they were going to vote. The politicians were worried about it. It was a president ial election. The president ial candidate
Nashville, august, 1920. What was it like . Oh, it was bedlam. This is a sleepy Southern City in the middle of sister. The legislature is usually in resource. It is a time when you drink tea and sit on your porch and nashville became the center of the political universe of the United States for several weeks in the summer of 1920 because tennessee might be the last and deciding state to ratify the 19th amendment and if the Tennessee Legislature did, then women across the country, in every state, in every election for the first time, all women, would have the right to vote. And it was all coming down to tennessee and it got really wild. How many women were in america at that point, voting age . About 27 million women were of voting age. Now, of course, not all would vote and as we know for africanamerican women and for asian women and for native american women, they would not be allowed to vote under the 19th the 19th amendment did give the vote to all women, but jim crow laws in the so
Cure rater of votes for women, a r portrait of persistence. For this exhibition, i worked about three and a half years researching, teaching myself this history and finding all the objects. In this exhibition, we had about 124 objects of which there are 63 portraits and in cure rating the exhibition, i was hoping to tell the history of the 19th amendment and how women lobbied to get this amendment passed and ratified, but also ask questions about it. And ask what does it do and what does it not do. And why 1965 and the Voting Rights act is considered another sort of part two of the 19th amendment. So if youre fol low me, im going to take you through the exhibition and show you a few of the objects that tell this history. So lets go. Were in the first gallery of the exhibition and i mentioned that we have portraits that drive the narrative, but i also wanted to include in the exhibition pieces of art. Like the one were looking at which is titled the war spirit at home. Its by a female a
For this exhibition, i worked three and a half years researching, finding all the objects. We have about 124 objects, 63 portraits. And incure yating the exhibition, i was hoping to commemorate the 19th amendment and tell the history of the 19th amendment and how women lobbied to get this amendment passed and ratified. But also ask questions about it. What does it do and what doesnt it do . And why 1965, the Voting Rights act, was considered a part two of the 19th amendment. So if youll follow me, i will show you a few of the objects that tell this history. So lets go. We are in the first gallery of the exhibition. I mentioned we have portraits that drive the narrative. I also wanted to include pieces of art, like the one we are looking at. Its by a female artist. Lily martin spencer. He was active in the 1860s. I wanted to include this painting because it portrays young children, these four kids, one is a baby. But the three kids are celebrating. And the mother. Then you have a servan
A portrait of persistence. For this exhibition i worked 3. 5 teachingearching, myself this history, and finding all the objects. In the exhibition, we have about 124 objects, of which there are 63 portraits. In curating the exhibition i was , hoping to commemorate the 19th amendment and tell the history of the 19th amendment and how women lobbied to get this amendment passed and ratified. But also ask questions about it. Ask what does it do and what does it not do, and why 1965, the Voting Rights act, was considered a part two of the amendment. 19thif you follow me, i will take you through the exhibition and show you a few of the objects that tell this history. So lets go. We are in the first gallery of the exhibition. I mentioned we have portraits that drive the narrative. I also wanted to include pieces of art, like the one we are looking at. It is titled the war spirit at home, and its by a female artist. She was active in the 1860s. I wanted to include this it portraysause Young Ch