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
And she is the author of this book inez the life and time of Inez Millholland. Who was she . She was the sole martyr for womens referage movement for womens rights. She was a lawyer who had to fight to be able to practice, she was a free lover, part of the greenitch village crowd, she was a war correspondent, a socialist, an advocate for prostitutes and any person who was the underdog. She was rich. She was beautiful. And she liked to dance. You open the book at baser. What happens . What period are we talking about . She is a junior and a star of the campus. Hillary stanton blast is going out and women are in the tread. Inez spent her teenagerane years in britain she goes to the president and says we will like to have a blast and she doesnt take no for an answer. She leaves one spring day, about 25 students, and faculty follow her from campus next door to the cemetery and there all these women listened to these suffrages. These 20th century women who were independent and all about fre
click to enlarge John Kleinhans Left to right: Words Untie Knots, (Pussy Bow Blouse Redux), Kate Hamilton, 2016/2021. Letter to the World, Yura Adams, 2021. Late 18th-early 19th century staple repaired porcelain. Bodies of Plenty: Harvest, Spoils, Sprout and Root, Corinne Spencer, 2013. Tiaras, Katherine Umsted, 2013.
An American flag drawing with naked female breasts that take the place of the 50 stars, a monumental blouse with a “pussy bow,” and a series of elegantly provocative photos of women’s corsets that look more like armor than undergarments these are a few of the fearless artworks included the “Hermerica” exhibition currently on view at the Byrdcliffe Guild’s Kleinert/James Center for the Arts in Woodstock (through April 25). Organized and curated by Ca