Centennial Commemoration Photos, August 2020
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Moments of Reckoning in the Campaign for Women’s Rights: Talk & Discussion
November 3, 2019
Event video, courtesy Channel 17/Town Meeting TV: https://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/moments-reckoning-campaign-womens-rights
November 3rd, 2019
Amy Morsman, Middlebury Professor of History, explores complex perspectives and attitudes within the suffrage movement, showcasing points of convergence and moments of discord, when identity shaped decisions about priorities, privilege, and the way to win the vote.
Professor Morsman teaches courses primarily around the topics of the Civil War and women’s history. Her research interests lie in the historical evolution of gender roles, race relations, and regional differences. She is also at work on a digital history project that builds from the true story told in Twelve Years a Slave and examines race relations in the southern and northern communities at the center of that narrative. In fall to winter 2019, and in collaboration with the Middlebury College Museum of Art, Amy curated “Votes . . .for Women?” an exhibit exploring the history of woman suffrage in America.
Senator Bernie Sanders voting rights and suffrage centennial video: Featuring VSCA director Sue Racanelli, VSCA Chair of History and Research Lyn Blackwell, member Ericka Reil of Vermont Center for Independent Living, and Shirley Jefferson, Vermont Law School’s Dean for Student Affairs and Diversity and Associate Professor of Law.
VSCA’s press release State Leaders Reflect on Suffrage Centennial with remarks from Governor Kunin, Senator Leahy, Senator Sanders, Congressman Welch, Governor Scott, Lt. Governor Zuckerman, Xusana Davis, Kesha Ram, and Cary Brown on the significance of the 19th amendment.
Governor Phil Scott’s short video of suffrage centennial remarks and Women’s Equality Day proclamation signing
Marking 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage, A Look At Vermont Women’s Struggle For Voting Rights, Vermont Public Radio’s Vermont Edition (podcast): with guests VSCA director Sue Racanelli, and members Rachel Onuf (Vermont Historical Records Program) and Tabitha Moore (Rutland Area NAACP)
Spoiled Ballots and Women’s Suffrage WDEV’s The Dave Gram Show: with guests VSCA director Sue Racanelli, and members Rachel Onuf (Vermont Historical Records Program) and Tabitha Moore (Rutland Area NAACP)
CCTV Channel 17. Burlington: A Call to Honor Suffragists on Women’s Equality Day.
Suffrage Anniversary Commemorations Highlight Racial Divide WCAX-TV: coverage of VSCA’s gathering in front of Burlington City Hall (one of many locations across the state) to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. Includes special interview with former Governor Madeline Kunin.
Vt. Gathering Commemorates Women’s Voting Rights, Yet Advocates Hope for More Achievements. NBC5|NBC10 TV Boston: coverage of the Burlington gathering in Burlington, observed Women’s Equality Day, which commemorates events of August 26, 1920, when the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women the vote, became law.
Senator Sanders’ Congressional Record Statement, “100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment”
Governor Phil Scott: Women’s Equality Day proclamation
Brattleboro Community Television BC TV: Votes for All Women with Meg Mott