Of the 19th amendment. She shows how the movement intersected with the abolitionists and temperance movements. This is the first of a twopart program. Hi, everyone. Welcome to the National Portrait gallery as the smithsonian institution. Im Kate Clarke Lemay and im the curator of votes for women. For this exhibition, i worked about 3 1 2 years, researching, teaching myself this history and finding all the objects. In the exhibition, we had about 124 objects of which there are 63 portraits and 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 and ask what does it do and what does it not do . And why 1965 and the Voting Rights acts is considered another sort of part two of the 19th amendment . So if youll follow me, im going to take you through the exhibition and show you a few of the objects that tell this history. So lets g
Cspan3. Next, a visit to the Smithsonians National portrait gallery. In the second of a twopart program, historian Kate Clarke Lemay gives American History tv a guided tour of an exhibit marking the centennial of the 19th amendment using political cartoons and images of suffragists picketing the white house, ms. Lemay explores the National Womens Party Tactics under the leadership of alice paul. Hi, im kate lemay, and im the curator of votes for women, a portrait of persistence, which is an exhibition on view at the National Portrait gallery at the smithsonian institution. And im standing in front of what we call our title treatment. Its a large blowup of headwig lik riker who was a german born actress. During the finnish or the conclusion of the 1913 parade in washington, d. C. , andst that just one event of the long Suffrage Movement that this exhibition highlights, and we have 124 objects that goes into the long history beginning in the 1832 and bringing it right up to 1920, but the
The movement from 1848 when a convention to consider the rights of women was held in new york. The committee drafting the list of womans demands found her grievances against the government of men to be the same number that american men have had against king george. It took George Washington six years to rectify mens grievances by law, but it took 72 years to establish womens rights by law. At least 1,000 legal amendments were necessary and every one was a struggle against ignorant opposition. Woman suffrage is a long story of hard work crowned by victory. Colleen shogan is vice chair of the womens Suffrage Centennial commission and White House Historical association here in washington. Thank you so much for being with us. Thank you, and good morning. Lets talk about the significance of the events this week, august 18th, 1920, and the key role tennessee played in the 19th amendment. Yes. In august of 1920, 35 states had ratified the 19th amendment, but the 36th state was elusive. There
History tv a guided tour of an exhibit marking the centennial of the amendment using political cartoons and images of suffragists picketing the white house. And womens Party Tactics under leadership of alice paul. I am kate clarke lemay, curator of an exhibition on view of the National Portrait gallery on the smithsonian institution. Our title treatment is a large blowup of hedwig riker who was a german born actress and she was acting at columbia, the allegorical figure that represents the United States during the conclusion of the 1913 parade in washington dc and that is just one event of the long Suffrage Movement this exhibition highlights, 124 objects, long history beginning in 1832, right up to 1920, also querying the nineteenth amendment, to franchise all women including women of color. I took that up to the Voting Rights act of 1965. If you will come with me we are going to explore the 1913 parade more in depth. So we are standing in front of several postcards of the 1913 parade
Bring the house back early right now live coverage of todays house pro forma session here on cspan. Captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Lord, father of us all, we thank you forgiving us another day. As the numbers of new Coronavirus Infections remain high throughout the nation, we ask your blessing and protection on those caring for the sick. We ask your healing power to come upon those who are stricken. May their recoveries be swift. Though all of congress is in august recess, bless those who labor behind the scenes to find an agreement to address the pressing needs of our time with wisdom and understanding and compassion for your people who suffer in our nation. Lord, have mercy. May all that is done be for your greater honor and glory. Amen. The spe