Gallery. An exhibit marking the cen ten val of the 19th amendment using images of early suffrage leaders, miss lemay shows how the movement interacted with the abolitionist and tetraum presen movement. Welcome to the National Portrait gallery. Im kate lemay, the curator of votes for women, a portrait of persistence. For this exhibition i worked about 3 1 2 years researching and teaching myself this history and finding all the objects. In the exhibition we have 124 objects of which there are 63 portraits and 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 vote rights act is considered another sort of part two of the 19th amendment. If youll follow me i will take you through the exhibition and show you a few objects that tell the history. Lets go. Were in the first gallery of the ex
Washington for the at National Action network is hosting this rally followed by a margin commemoration, the march is called get your knees off my neck, in response to the death of george floyd in minneapolis. Serving as a contributor to , from 1 00pton show to 4 00 monday through friday. Because of her dedication to the activism, and lifetime outside of her career, in 2016 the president barack obama Lifetime Achievement order. At welcome marco host, please welcome our cohost, ebony. Ebony thank you. Before i begin i want to quote some of the words from the late john lewis that he said in 1963. He said my friends, let us not forget that we are involved in a serious social revolution, by and large american politics are dominated by politicians who build their careers on immoral compromises and ally themselves economic, and, social expectation. I will ask the same question that he asked, where is the Political Party that will make it unnecessary us to keep having to march on washington .
In the lobby in front of the entrance. It has a photograph of the 1913 womans suffrage march looking up pennsylvania avenue toward the United States capital. It is overlaid with the photograph from the 2017 womens march from pennsylvania avenue as well. Its an intellect linticular so as you walk by, the image changes between the two. We really wanted to have it in the exhibit to help grab the publics attention and also to signal that this is an historic exhibit, but one that continues to have contemporary relevance today. So, lets head now into the gallery where rightfully hers is on display. So, this is the National Archives exhibition to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment, but it is more than the 19th amendment exhibition. Thats because the 19th amendment landmark Voting Rights victory that it was for women did not give all women the right to vote. Millions of women were already voters by the time the 19th amendment was added to the constitution, but millions of wo
Tour the exhibit rightfully hers american women and the vote with the museum curator. Corrine hi, i am corinne porter. I am a curator here at the National Archives museum. I am going to show you around the exhibition today. Before we head into the gallery, i want to talk about this lenticular that is out in the lobby. It has a photograph of the 1913 womens suffrage march, looking up pennsylvania avenue toward the United States capital. It is overlaid with a photograph from the 2017 womens march from pennsylvania avenue as well. And it is a lenticular, which has a special effect. As you walk by, the image changes between the two. We really wanted to have it in the exhibit to help grab the publics attention, and also to signal this is a historic exhibit, but one that continues to have contemporary relevance today. Lets head into the gallery, where rightfully hers is on display. So, this is a National Archives exhibition to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment. But it is
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