As the beginning of the womens Suffrage Movement. However, it took until 1920, over 72 years later, for women to earn the right to vote. During those years, organizations such as the National American womens Suffrage Association and National Womens party would form, creating a national movement. Yet, it was women in every community who lead the effort in their towns and states to demand rights. Through the work of cspan cities tour, we will introduce you to some of these women who dedicated their lives to this cause, from a pro suffrage newspaper publisher in oregon, to a 23yearold montana and arrested for protesting on the white house lawn. You will learn why western territories and states were on the leading edge of the movement, and you will hear how a letter from a mother to her son would help lead to the ratification of the 19th amendment, giving women the right to vote. We begin in syracuse, new york, where author Carol Faulconer talks about one of the movements lesser known figu
Historian kate color gives American History tv guided tour of an exhibit marking the centennial of the 19th advancement. Using images of early suffrage leaders, she shows how the movement intersected with the abolitionist and temperance movements. This is the first of a two part program. Hi everyone, 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. We have about 124 objects, 63 portraits. 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. Ask what does it do and what does it not to. And why 1965, the Voting Rights act, was considered a part two of the voting amendment. I will show you a few of the objects that tell this history. We are in the first gallery of the exhibition. I mentioned we have portraits that drive th
Of the 19th amendment. She shows how the movement intersected with the abolitionists and temperance movements. This is the first of a twopart program. Hi, everyone. Welcome to the National Portrait gallery as the smithsonian institution. Im Kate Clarke Lemay and im the curator of votes for women. For this exhibition, i worked about 3 1 2 years, researching, teaching myself this history and finding all the objects. In the exhibition, we had about 124 objects of which there are 63 portraits and in curating the exhibition, 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 Voting Rights acts is considered another sort of part two of the 19th amendment . So if youll follow me, im going to take you through the exhibition and show you a few of the objects that tell this history. So lets g
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