The long history of suffrage includes not only ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920 but also of the 15th Amendment in 1870 and passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965 — as well as myriad changes to citizenship laws and policies regarding access to the ballot box throughout that time and until today. The Oregon Historical Society’s powerful new exhibit, Nevertheless, They Persisted: Women’s Voting Rights and the 19th Amendment, explores crucial and sometimes little-known aspects of this history, with an emphasis on the ways Oregonians have impacted it. Advisors with deep knowledge of suffrage history were crucial in creating the exhibit, and several of them have agreed to speak on this panel discussion, offering some of their favorite stories from suffrage history and taking questions from the audience.
Speakers Panel:
Janice Dilg, Kimberly Jensen, Judy Margles, and Angie Morrill, and Linda Tamura facilitated by Eliza E. Canty-Jones
Virtual Program via Zoom
Free and open to the public
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
12PM – 1PM
Register here
