On August 18, 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution was officially adopted, guaranteeing that American women would no longer be denied the right to vote, “on account of sex.” From Seneca Falls to suffragettes, Supreme Court cases to hunger strikes, this lecture will chronicle the long and complex history of the fight for women’s suffrage in the United States.
Presented by Amanda Goodheart Parks, Ph.D., historian, museum educator, historical interpreter
Image: Mr. President How Long Must Women Wait for Liberty, Harris & Ewing, 1917, Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-DIG-hec-29748
Join us in-person or online!
If you plan to attend in person at the Museums, tickets are available on the day of the lecture in the Welcome Center.
Members: FREE
Springfield residents: FREE
Nonmembers: $4
To attend via ZOOM, please register in advance.
Free admission to the Museums a la Carte lectures for all museum members made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities through the #SHARP program.
