The First Women Voter’s Campaign is excited about the many national, regional and local celebrations of Women’s Suffrage. Here is just a sample of events happening around the country. If you would like your event added, please send logo and information to stories@firstwomanvoter.com
“Women’s Fight for the Vote”
On August 17, the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission and Twitter will present a live virtual event featuring former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Elaine Weiss (author of The Women’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote) and Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden.
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality Tours
The National Park Service conducts tours of the Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument, a 200-year-old historic house in Capitol Hill that has been at the center of the fight for women's rights since the National Woman’s Party became the owner in 1929. Hour-long tours of the museum are available at 9:30 and 11 a.m. and 2 and 3:30 p.m. The museum is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
“Rightfully Hers” at National Archives
This 3,000-square-foot exhibit in the Lawrence F. O'Brien Gallery at the National Archives uses more than 90 items, including records, artifacts and photographs, to tell the complex story of diverse suffragists in securing women’s voting rights. The exhibit also goes well beyond 1920 to show the relentless struggle that occurred throughout U.S. history to win voting rights for all women.
“Shall Not Be Denied” at Library of Congress
The seven-decade struggle for women’s suffrage is illuminated in striking detail in this exhibit at the Library of Congress. Visitors can retrace stories of diverse women who changed America. The exhibition draws from the collections of Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucy Stone, Mary Church Terrell and other suffragists – in their own words. Photographs, film footage and rare manuscripts will transport visitors back in time as women took their place in the public square.
Women’s Vote Centennial Initiative
This historic centennial offers an unparalleled opportunity to commemorate a milestone of democracy and to explore its relevance to the issues of equal rights today. The Women's Vote Centennial Initiative, a collaboration of women-centered institutions, organizations, and scholars from across the US, works to ensure that this anniversary, and the 72-year fight to achieve it, are commemorated and celebrated.
Women Leading the Way
Women Leading the Way is a national class project that encourages the interdisciplinary collaboration between English or ELA, history and art teachers. Students connect their own family stories to the history of the Women's Suffrage Movement, study the art of portraiture and reflect personally on the project.