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Exhibition Commemorating 100th Year of Women鈥檚 Right to Vote Now on Display at UCM
By Jeff Murphy, September 16, 2019
WARRENSBURG, MO - The 欧美视频 History Program announces a new
popup exhibition through Sept. 27 at UCM from the National Archives. Titled 鈥淩ightfully
Hers,鈥� it commemorates the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment.
鈥淩ightfully Hers鈥� contains simple messages exploring the history of the ratification
of the 19th amendment, women鈥檚 voting rights before and after the 19th, and its impact
today. Despite decades of marches, petitions, and public debate to enshrine a woman鈥檚
right to vote in the constitution, the 19th Amendment 鈥� while an enormous milestone
鈥� did not grant voting rights for all. The challenges of its passage reverberate to
the ongoing fight for gender equity today.
鈥淩ightfully Hers鈥� 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.鈥�
The exhibit is on display through Sept. 27 in Wood Hall 136 outside the History Program
offices from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The exhibit also will be available
for public viewing 7:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19 in Nickerson Hall on the campus
of UCM. The exhibit will be on display in conjunction with the UCM Theatre and Dance鈥檚
presentation of 鈥淪uffrage on Stage鈥� planned for 7:30 p.m. at the Black Box Theatre
in Nickerson. The production is also supported by the UCM History Program and the
American Democracy Project as part of UCM鈥檚 Constitution Week series of events. Admission
to see the exhibit and to attend the 鈥淪uffrage on Stage鈥� event on Sept. 19 and to
view 鈥淩ightfully Hers,鈥� is free and is open to the public.
鈥淩ightfully Hers鈥� is organized by the National Archives and Records Administration.
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, the National Archives
has launched a nationwide initiative and major exhibition that explores the generations-long
fight for universal woman suffrage. 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.
To learn more about the 鈥淩ightfully Hers鈥� exhibition at UCM, contact Dr. Sara Brooks
Sundberg with the History Program at UCM at ssundberg@ucmo.edu.