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
Checkbook tv. Org for schedule. Elaine white is the author o and the author of this book and august 1920 tell us about i it. This is a sleepy Southern City in the middle of summer the legislature usually in recess. It is the time when you sit on tiyour porch and for several weeks in the summer of 1920 because tennessee might be the last inn deciding state that women across the country and then its all coming down. How many women were in america at that time . About 26 million women and as we know for africanamerican women and native american women but jim crow laws in the south bay denied the votes that 27 million women the politicians are worried about it there was an election the governor isct very worried he is up for reelection so it was a political freeforall to the legislature in nashville spin before we get to the characters involved. In fact what i write about of the participants in this political bellow right in their memoirs how hot it is and especially for the women coming d
Elaine white is the author of this book, its called the womens power. Ms. White, nashville August August 1920, how was it like . Sleepy Southern City in summer, time you drink tea and sit on your porch and nashville became the center of the political universe in 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 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 was all coming down to tennessee and got really wild. How many women for at voting age . 27 million women of voting age, 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, the 19th amendment did give vote to all women but jim crow laws in the south and other state laws denied the vote to quite a few women, minorities, 27 million w
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National center for white house history of the White House Historical association . History of the White Houseen Historical Association doctor shogun is a great political phd inst with a american politics from Yale University as well as a bachelors degree in Political Science from Boston College she is almost 15 years of service and the federal government including prominent roles with the u. S. Senate as well as the library of congress she teaches government students at Georgetown University and served as vice chair of the womens Suffrage Centennial commission another feather in her cap and an illustrious resident is that she currently serves as a cochair of the board of directors at the womens suffrage National Monument foundation, designated by the congress to build the first memorial in d. C. Dedicated to the history of the movement for womensge equality. Its a huge deal. [applause] to begin with our panelists we have elaine rice bachmann who is the state archivist of maryland and