Category Archives: Suffrage Centennial

Aunt Susan

The woman that most people think of as the Mother of Feminism is Susan B. Anthony. She not only joined with Elizabeth Cady Stanton in holding the first Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, NY, in 1848, but she went on to train the next generation of activists, by taking on “nieces” whom she mentored and helped them establish themselves as leaders in the Suffrage Movement. These younger women called themselves “Aunt Susan’s Girls” as they grew to lead the Suffrage Movement.

One of these, Carrie Chapman Catt, became the leader of one of the largest suffrage organizations in the country: National American Woman’s Suffrage Association.

Exhibitions

Middlebury College Museum of Art has prepared a special exhibit, Votes…for Women?, which explores the question of whether women should be granted suffrage: Below are some questions this exhibit helps answer:

“Should American women vote?” Why was this even a question? In the world’s most prominent democracy, why haven’t women been allowed to participate fully from the start?

While a relative few voices publicly questioned the prohibition against women voting in the decades following the country’s founding, most Americans did not wholeheartedly consider this question until the last century. The activists who took on the cause of woman suffrage came from all walks of life and all corners of the country.

This exhibit of vintage photographs, banners, and memorabilia coincides with the 100th anniversary of the campaign to ratify the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution in 1920

Votes…for Women?

The Middlebury College Museum of Art has prepared a photographic exhibit that explores the question of whether women should be granted the right to vote:

“Should American women vote?” Why was this even a question? In the world’s most prominent democracy, why haven’t women been allowed to participate fully from the start? While a relative few voices publicly questioned the prohibition against women voting in the decades following the country’s founding, most Americans did not wholeheartedly consider this question until the last century. The activists who took on the cause of woman suffrage came from all walks of life and all corners of the country. This exhibit of vintage photographs, banners, and memorabilia coincides with the 100th anniversary of the campaign to ratify the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution in 1920.”

View some of the images from the exhibit here : Middlebury College Museum of Art Exhibit

Vermont Suffrage Centennial Alliance

Led by the League of Women Voters of Vermont, the Vermont Suffrage Centennial Alliance is a growing statewide alliance of volunteers – both individuals and organizations – who in 2020, will commemorate and celebrate 100 years of women voting in the United States. Click here to view.

The Story of the 19th Amendment in 19 Objects

Clio Visualizing History, a Vermont organization, has put together a story of the 19th Amendment using 19 objects. It may not be the entire story, but it’s an interesting approach. Check it out. Click here to view.

Women’s Suffrage Blog

2020 marks the 100th Anniversary of women obtaining the right to vote. Bennington Branch of AAUW, along with hundreds of other women’s organizations, are planning to celebrate this centennial with programs, films, and much more.

Check in often to see what’s new for our 100th Birthday Party!