2020 Suffrage Centennial News
Voices of Persistence: Filmmakers Behind Films on Inez Milholland and the American Suffrage Movement
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
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
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
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
In residence at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Museum
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.
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
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 […]
Pasadena Celebrates 2020 in the Tournament of Roses Parade
Dear Wild West Women,
In 1911, the West led the way to winning the vote. Today thousands of women are joining together to celebrate the 19th Amendment Centennial. 1920 ~ 2020.
A small group of amazing persistent women has set their Centennial goal on a “Votes for Women” float in the Tournament of Roses Parade on January 1, 2020. They have invited each of us will be […]