Mcgowin theater at the National Archives. Im debra wall, deputy archivist for the United States and im pleased you can join us whether youre here in the theater or joining us through facebook, youtube, or cspan. Tonights discussion of women suffragists and the men who supported them, the suffragents is part of our series rightfully hers american women and the vote. Our partners are the 2020 womens vote seicentennial initiative and the one woman one vote initiative. Our story tells the story of womens struggle for Voting Rights. To secure these rights, women activists had to win allies in men in influential positions. It was men who sat in the state legislatures that would ratify or reject the amendment. When rightfully hers opened in our Lawrence Obrien gallery last may, guests at the opening reception were offered a yellow rose pin as they entered the museum. That evoked the badges worn by men. This nod to the role that men played came as something of a surprise. So, tonight were goin
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
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,
Programs across the nation. Clyde is here tonight to speak about his latest book think black which was just released shortlisted for the 2019 book price in social justice. Which you please join me welcoming to the planetarium at the Oregon Museum of science and industry clyde ford. [applause] thank you, leslie, i thank you all for being here. I cant tell you how special it is to be here again. I was just talking with your president nancy, and just reliving my First Experience at omsi over 40 years ago when omsi was up at washington park, and i was a volunteer. And i was working with a group at omsi that actually was involved in software. I had just come from ibm to go to Chiropractic College and i needed something to do around computers because ive been doing that for so long when i wasnt studying chiropractic, and i was able to get computer time by exchanging my work to help them develop the omsi compiler or anyone is old enough to remember what the compiler is, kind of date yourself,
Industry, americas Cable Television company, as a public and brought to you today i your television provider. Good evening. My name is leslie kavasch and im here to introduce our guest, clyde ford. Client is former assistant engineer with ibm. He graduated from university of Western State here in portland as a doctor of chiropractic, and he is a trained psychotherapist. He the awardwinning author of 12 works of fiction and nonfiction. Clive is recipient of the rate award, in African American literature as well as numerous other awards for his books. Hes been a guest on the oprah show, npr, and radio and tv programs across the nation. Clyde is here tonight to speak about his latest book think black which was just released shortlisted for the 2019 book prize in social justice. Wed you please join me in welcoming to the planetarium at the Oregon Museum of science and industry clyde ford. [applause] thank you leslie and thank you all for being here. I cant tell you how special it is to bee