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House. Tonight is one of the annual National Heritage lectures that we do in partnership with the u. S. Capitol Historical Society and the u. S. Supreme court Historical Society. We have our wonderful colleagues from both here tonight and Jane Campbell is the new president of the capitol Historical Society. On june 4, 1919, the 19th amend was passed and sent to the states for ratification. The suffragists used the white house to bring attention to their cause. Tonight we look forward to hearing more about their successful efforts to secure womens right to vote. Before i introduce our speaker, i have a couple other introductions and things to share. First of all we have guests from Smith College here tonight, the Washington Club of Smith College. Stand up. Stand up for the Smith College. [ applause ] theyre our special guests tonight. Were honored to have them. I would also like to tell you a little bit about the White House Historical association and for those of you who have been with
Amendments ratification. The final section examines both the Immediate Impact and the struggles that went into modern day. And we have the curator of that exhibit. [ applause ] one of the goals is to recognize the broad diversity of suffrage activists and the many b bases which american women have been barred for voting. The exhibit looks beyond the familiar names such as susan b. Anthony and others and brings to our attention activists from a variety of backgrounds showing that the cause of suffrage was advanced by american women across race, ethnicity and class. Susan ware, a pioneer and a leading feminist biographer is the author and editor of numerous books including american womens history, still missing, Amelia Earheart and letter to the world, seven women who shaped the american century. Educated at Wellesley College and Harvard University shes taught at New York University and harvard where she served as editor of the biographical dictionary, notable american women. Since 2012,
Listen with their free cspan radio app. Cspan, your unfiltered view of politics. Next, a visit to the Smithsonians National portrait gallery. A historian gives American History tba guided tour of an exhibit marking the centennial of the 19th amendment. Using images of early suffrage leaders, she shows how the movement intersected with the abolitionist and temperance movements. This is the first of a twopart series. Kate welcome to the National Portrait gallery at the smithsonian institution. Im the curator of votes for women. For this exhibition i worked 3. 5 years researching, finding all the objects. In the exhibition, we have about 124 objects, 63 portraits. Rating the exhibition, 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 . What does it amount to . Voting 1965 and the rights act was considered a part two of the voting am
You are going to be Vice President of the United States . Sen. Harris greetings, america. It is truly an honor to be speaking with you tonight. That i am here tonight is a testament to generations before me, women and men who believed so fiercely in the promise of equality, liberty, and justice for all. The 100thmarks anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment as we celebrate the women who fought for that right. Yet, so many black women who helped secure that victory were still prohibited from voting long after its ratification. But they were undeterred. Recognition,re or they organized and testified and rallied and marched and fought, not just for their vote but for a seat at the table. These women and the generations that followed worked to make realracy and opportunity in the lives of all of us who followed. The paved the way for trailblazing leadership of barack obama and Hillary Clinton , and these Women Inspired us to pick up the torch and fight on. Women like mary church t