Libraries host exhibit on 19th amendment
October 24, 2019
"Rightfully Hers," a popup exhibit commemorating the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment is now on display at the Colfax, Colton, Endicott, LaCrosse, Malden, Palouse, Rosalia, St. John, Tekoa and Uniontown branches of Whitman County Library.
Organized by the National Archives and Records Administration, the exhibit contains messages exploring the history of the ratification of the 19th amendment, women's voting rights and its impact today.
Rightfully Hers co-curator Jennifer N. Johnson noted the ratification of the 19th Amendment "was a landmark moment in American history that dramatically changed the electorate, and although it enshrined in the U.S. Constitution fuller citizenship for women many remained unable to vote."
The exhibition is presented in part by the National Archives Foundation through the generous support of Unilever, Pivotal Ventures, Carl M. Freeman Foundation in honor of Virginia Allen Freeman, AARP, and Denise Gwyn Ferguson.
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