Amendment. Today our new exhibit, rightfully hers, american women and the vote, opened up stair in the lawrence f. Obrien gallery. This exhibit is a corner stone of our sentenal celebration of the 19th amendment. Which gave women the right to vote. The 19th amendment is rightfully celebrated as a major milestone made possible by decades of suffrage relentless Political Engagement and one critical piece of the larger story of womens battle for the vote. Rightfully hers begins with the suffrage that doesnt end with the 19th amendments ratification. The final section examines the Immediate Impact and the voting right struggles that persisted into modern day. And corrine porter, stand up, is the curator of that exhibit. [ applause ] one of the goals of the exhibit is to recognize both the broad diversity of suffrage activists and the many bases on which american women have been barred from voting. As susan ware does in why they march the exhibit looks beyond the familiar names such as susa
Rightfully hers begins with the struggle for suffrage but doesnt end with the 129th the 19th amendment ratification. Both the Immediate Impact of the suffrage amendment and struggles that persisted into modern day. Up, is theer, stand curator of that exhibit. [applause] one of the goals of the exhibit is to recognize both the broad diversity of the suffrage activists, the american many faces of women barred from voting. As susan ware does in why they marched, the exhibit looks beyond the familiar names of susan b anthony, elizabeth caddy stanton and alice paul and brings to our attention activist from a variety of backgrounds showing across race and class. Susan ware, a pioneer in the field of womens history and leading feminist biographer, is the auditor and editor of numerous books on u. S. History, including american womens history, a very short introduction. Still missing, Amelia Earhart and the search for modern feminism, and letter to the world, seven women who shipped the americ
And as many of you know, it was met with some degree of controversy because there are those american citizens who said, but this was just a political correctness. And there were others who, in fact, they didnt even know who Harriet Tubman was. And various pictures of Harriet Tubman appeared on the internet and the people women who were in fact not Harriet Tubman. Harriet tubman has usually been a subject of childrens fiction. And very few people really know, at least american citizens we historians know who Harriet Tubman was. But that wasnt thats not the case with the american public. It was irony noted or the irony was noted in having tubman on the front of the 20 bill. And Andrew Jackson on the back. As many of you know, Andrew Jackson was not only a slave holder himself, but he was also oversaw indian removal and is renowned for being, really, an indian killer. So in addition to that, many people pointed to the fact that here you have Harriet Tubman who was commodified, who had val
Its our pleasure to introintroduce our speaker. I sat at the library my name is catherine katz. My last class at harvard and reading this article for my course on the British Empire was my last assignment. In it, he described his childhood realization that he was growing up in an era of an ending, that his was a generation that hung by its finger ends on the coat tail of the British Empire. The upon yant words resinated deeply that night as i reflected on the end of my journey at harvard. More importantly, across the bridge from childhood to adulthood. And there in the middle of the library i began to cry. I finally met in person last year at the church hill Center Leadership awards dinner in new york. Since then hes rescued me on two particularly frustrated spreadsheet sfiled days with chilling conversations for which im most grateful. And fortunate to know him not only as a world class scholar, but also as a tremendous listener, adviser and wisdom. So david is the dodge professor of
Todays panel has to do with Harriet Tubman and Harriet Tubman, the decision of april 20, 2016, to put her on the 20 bill. It was announced at that time. As many of you know, it was met with some degree of controversy. There are those american citizens who said this was just Political Correctness and there were others who, in fact, did not even know who Harriet Tubman was, and various pictures of Harriet Tubman appeared on the internet and people, women who were not, in fact, Harriet Tubman. Harriet tubman has usually been a subject of childrens fiction and very few people really know, at least american citizens we historians know who Harriet Tubman was. But that wasnt the thats not the case with the american public. It was irony noted or the irony was noted in having tubman on the front of the 20 bill and Andrew Jackson on the back. As many of you know, Andrew Jackson was not only a slaveholder himself, but he was also he oversaw indian removal and is renowned for being really an india