Delta Gamma

Exhibit "Women Pioneers: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage"

Date: Feb 10, 2020 at 8:00am to 5:08pm
The exhibit "Women Pioneers: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage" celebrates the 100th anniversary of the passing and ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution granting women the right to vote. The 19th Amendment guarantees American women the right to vote. Yet at the time of its passing, many individual state laws still allowed for discriminatory policies that prevented most African Americans and other minorities from voting. Thus, the struggle for equal enfranchisement continued until the Voting Rights Act in 1965. To this day, equal voting rights continues to be a rather contentious topic of debate. Nevertheless, the passing of the 19th Amendment, achieved only after a long and difficult struggle, was a pivotal moment in American and women’s history. This exhibit examines that history through materials from the Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections selected and researched by students Harmony Renn and Saraya Abner. The exhibit will be in the 4th floor lobby area of Alden Library and will be available for viewing during the spring semester anytime the 4th floor is open. All are welcome.