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Votes for All Women: Patience, Persistence, and Politics
August 18, 2020 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT
Meg Mott, Professor of Politics Emeritus of Marlboro College, offers this spoken word theatrical lecture examining the ambitions and aspirations of women’s suffrage. The 19th amendment, ratified on August 18, 1920, prohibited states and the federal government from denying citizens the right to vote on the basis of sex. Once the 19th Amendment became law, the franchise doubled. But what effect did women’s participation have on American politics? Frederick Douglass promoted women’s suffrage in 1848, claiming it would increase the “moral power” of the nation. Did that prophecy come true? Q&A follows. Watch a video of this performance, courtesy, Brattleboro BCTV’s website.
Dr. Meg Mott is well known for dynamic and insightful presentations about the US Constitution. Since the 2016 election, she has been traveling around the Northeast presenting on the Bill of Rights. “The point is not to lecture but to get the audience engaged in the constitutional questions of our nation,” she explains. “Just about every passage in our founding document is open to debate. The trick is to allow space for all sides in these on-going arguments.”
This event will be live-streamed from Next Stage Arts. Executive Director Keith Marks said, “…I am thrilled that Meg will bring her passion, expertise, and depth of knowledge on a topic as vitally important as the 19th amendment.”
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