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
The movement dates from 1848 when a convention to consider the rights of women was held in new york. The committee adopting the list of womens wrongs found grievances against the government of men to be the same number that american had 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 and heartache crowned by victory. Colleen shogan is vice chair of the womens Suffrage Centennial commission and White House Historical association joining us 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 stat
Discussion. Relive your history here on American History tv on cspan three. My name is stewart and i am president of the White House Historical so season, it is my privilege to welcome you back to Historic House and white house to store Coal Association for another one of our wonderful lectures. Tonight is one of the annual National Heritage lectures that we do in partnership with the u. S. Capital Historical Society and the u. S. Supreme court Historical Society. We have our wonderful colleagues from both here tonight and my great friend jane campbell, the new president of the capitol Historical Society. And i like to welcome her tonight. On june 4th, 1919, the 19th amendment was passed and sent to the states for ratification. The sufferagists used the white house as a backdrop to challenge inequity and bring attention to the cause and tonight we look forward to hearing more about their successful efforts to secure womens rights to vote. Before i introduce our speaker, i have a couple
Barack obama, embracing the man he calls a brother. And in one more sign of what a battle this campaign will be, President Trump has already fired back from the white house. Declaring he ran for president simply because obama failed. The democrats are also shining a light on some of their most prominent women, nancy pelosi, Elizabeth Warren, Hillary Clinton and the senator breaking a new barrier, Kamala Harris, who will formally accept the nomination tonight. And broke the tradition by kicking the evening off herself. I know many of you plan to vote this year, but youve also heard about obstacles and misinformation and folks making it harder for you to cast your ballot. So i think we need to ask ourselves, why dont they want us to vote . Why is there so much effort to silence our voices . And the answer is because when we vote, things change. Kamala harris right there from wilmington, delaware. Mary bruce is there, too. This is her night. This is a huge moment of significance for women
Barack obama. Hell be speaking tonight from the eye and say we organized, we the museum of the American Revolution in philadelphia, not persisted and we changed america. Far from Independence Hall in senator Elizabeth Warren speaking tonight from what were told will be an intense, impassioned speech on springfield, massachusetts. Lets bring in Senior Business behalf of joe biden and against correspondent Stephanie Ruhle in donald trump. To talk about what weve heard Peter Alexander is in from senator warren. Philadelphia right now with some she leads an important constituency, stephanie. New reporting just in on what we will be hearing from obama tonight. Without a doubt, lester. Peter, what do you know . Reporter lester, good evening to you. Every year we know that people vote with their wallets in any we are outside the museum of the American Revolution here in election, but right now senator philadelphia. Warren just laid it out for you. The enormous changes we have in many ways, th