Suffrage Centennial Stories

Adirondacks Mountain Named after Inez Milholland

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PBS Adirondacks Suffrage Centennial Video

Special events were held this summer to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the passage/ratification of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote. As our Jack LaDuke tells us, the celebrations paid homage to the Women’s Suffrage Movement and one of its

Voices of Persistence: Filmmakers Behind Films on Inez Milholland and the American Suffrage Movement

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In 1916 suffragist Inez Milholland went up against President Woodrow Wilson who, like many men of the time, saw the possibility of women voting as a threat. With one of the most important voting days in our lifetime right around the corner, I talk with filmmakers who’ve made both narrative

Celebrating the Centennial

NWHM Programming for August 26, 2020

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On August 26, 2020, the National Women’s History Museum will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment with

Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women’s Fight for the Vote Screening

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Join the National Women’s History Museum and filmmaker Amanda Owen on August 26, 2020 at 2 p.m. ET for a free screening of Finding Justice: The

Inez Milholland Movie Preview Screenings

Inez Milholland – Forward Into Light & Into Light Special Preview Screening and Panel Discussion

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Join the National Women’s History Museum on August 26 at 8 p.m. ET // 5 p.m. PT for a free special preview screening of two short films about

Replica Justice Bell Makes It’s Debut

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On August 26th, our Justice Bell replica made its official debut in a celebration and artists reception at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Museum in the Historic Landmark Building

Three Exhibitions Explore The Complex History of the Women’s Suffrage Movement

As the 19th Amendment turns 100, three exhibitions in Washington explore the contentious — and unfinished — struggle for voting rights.

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In the summer of 1919, shortly after Congress passed the 19th Amendment, the Smithsonian acquired a few relics from the nearly century-long struggle

Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence, is open at the National Portrait Gallery

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To celebrate the centennial anniversary of women’s suffrage in the United States, Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence, is open at the National Portrait Gallery March 29, 2019 – January 5, 2020. Votes for Women features more than 120 portraits and objects spanning 1832 to 1965 that

2020 Suffrage Centennial Stories

In residence at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Museum