If you’re new here, what’s up? I’m super excited to dive into a topic today that’s packed with inspiration, curiosity, and, honestly, a bit of shock! 🤯 You’re gonna love this. I mean, who doesn’t love a good story about powerful women? This video is all about the surprisingly fascinating lives of influential women who shaped our modern society. #EmmelinePankhurst #Suffragette #WomensRights #Feminism #HistoryMakers #VotesForWomen #Empowerment #SocialJustice #WomenInHistory #PankhurstLegacy
We are so excited to perform "A Vote of Her Own" at Lipscomb University's Collins Alumni Auditorium October 13th and 14th! Stay tuned for information regarding auditions and upcoming events!
The 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920, but this landmark event was neither the beginning nor the end of the story for women and their struggle for the right to vote. Join the National Archives, Library of Congress and Smithsonian as we commemorate the centennial year of 2020 with 12 stories from our holdings for you to save, print, or share. August’s featured image is the Joint Resolution Proposing the 19th Amendment to the Constitution. See the Pieces of History Blog for more information.
The National Archives Museum remains closed to the public, but you can join Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote curator Corinne Porter for an exclusive (virtual) tour!
And follow along as we mark this important centennial!
Commemorative Calendar for the 19th Amendment
Breaking the Translators Aloud holiday hiatus with a cheeky NEW video: author Clare O'Dea & TWO translators reading from VOTING DAY, the story of four Swiss women on the day in 1959 when men voted 'no' on female suffrage in Switzerland. Coming soon from Fairlight Books!
One Hundred years ago, August 18, 1920. Women in the United States were given the right to vote. While some things may still be out of reach after decades of trying, keep fighting, keep moving forward. We will all archive something great with enough determination.
To my NY fam don't forget to vote in the primaries today! Your voice matters! Help make a change! #votesforwomen #vote #fuckingvote https://www.instagram.com/p/CByeyefFaWd/?igshid=ag2ylytyhjri
Letter to Eleanor C. Erving, from her niece Bertie, April 4, 1911. Erving-King Family Papers, MS 204, Box 3, Folder E11, Patricia D. Klingenstein Library, image number 83002d.
For more on the history of women’s protest, be sure to visit Women March, on view at NYHS through August 30, 2020.