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Join us throughout the academic year for virtual events celebrating the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment!

ÌÇÐÄVlog is pleased to announceÌýSnapshot 20/20, a symposium to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment.

Snapshot 20/20Ìýwill foster international and interdisciplinary scholarship and conversations focused on the social, economic, and political status of women and girls from 1920 to 2020.

Highlights of Symposium Events:

• Wednesday, August 26Ìýand OnlineÌý| ÌÇÐÄVlog students and alumnae share research on women’s lives and experiences.Ìý.
• More Online Events
  • In honor of Constitution Day, Guest Lecturer Geoffrey Pollick, Ph.D. presents “Ordination as Emancipation: Voting Rights Activism and Women’s Religious Professions in Early 20th-Century United States”.Ìý.
  • “Celebrating Women’s Histories” – To celebrate the Beverly PerdueÌýCollectionÌýand ourÌýfocus onÌýcollectingÌýwomen’sÌýhistories, on November 18, 2020Ìýwe featured guest speaker Kira Lyle from the University of South Carolina and also highlighted the North CarolinaÌýWomen’s OralÌýHistoryÌýCollectionÌýin the ÌÇÐÄVlog Archives with our colleague Carrie Nichols, PublicÌýHistoryÌýmajor Inaya Rivera, and 2020 alumna Morgan Johnson.Ìý
  • Meredith’s theatre program, under the direction of Professor Cathy Rodgers, has created aÌýdevised work on woman suffrage, titledThe Activists.ÌýÌýandÌýto read more aboutÌýthe production team and their researchÌýclick here.
  • AccessÌýÌýprepared by Carlyle Campbell Library at ÌÇÐÄVlog. This guide has been produced to accompany Snapshot 20/20. The intention is to provide a selection of resources available through the Meredith library and on the Internet that can inform the Meredith community about women’s suffrage: books, videos, digital collections, and primary sources.
  • Morgan Johnson and Marissa Fowler present research on suffrage activism at ÌÇÐÄVlog and other NC colleges for women:
    • CSA Day Presentation:Ìý
    • Podcast:Ìý
  • Associate Professor of Sociology Amie Hess and her students will share the 2019 edition of ÌÇÐÄVlog’s report on theÌýStatus of Girls in North Carolina.ÌýDetails coming soon.
  • FOCUS on ELECTION 2020: Women Voters – Past and Present
    • Watch the full presentation on the ÌÇÐÄVlogÌýchannel on YouTubeÌý
      • Guest Lecturer Joshua Chanin of Texas A&M University-Commerce discusses the efforts of women toÌýdefine Texas’s political culture following ratification of the 19thÌýAmendment.
      • David McLennan highlights issues central to the September and October Meredith Polls, which focus on voters’ responses to questions about key Election 2020 races in the battleground state of NC. Read more about the September and OctoberÌýMeredith Poll.
      • Listen toÌýWhitney ManzoÌýand otherÌýwomen in NC politics discuss why North Carolina earns a “D” on women’s political participation based on four key factors:Ìývoter registration, voter turnout, representation in elected office, and women’s institutional resources from this summer’sÌý.Ìý Read more inÌý.ÌýÌýData from the report shows that, while some progress has been made in women’s political participation in North Carolina, obstacles persist at all levels.
• Through September 11 on CampusÌý| The Department of History, Political Science and International Studies in conjunction with the Carlyle Campbell Library are hosting a new popup exhibition from the National Archives,ÌýRightfully Hers, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment.ÌýRightfully HersÌýcontains simple messages exploring the history of the ratification of the 19th amendment, women’s voting rights before and after the 19th, and its impact today. Despite decades of marches, petitions, and public debate to enshrine a woman’s right to vote in the constitution, the 19th Amendment – while an enormous milestone – did not grant voting rights for all. The challenges of its passage reverberate to the ongoing fight for gender equity today.ÌýThis exhibit runs through September 11th and is located in the entrance alcove of the Cate Center and the Trending Reading section of the Carlyle Campbell Library.

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Spring 2021 – Dates TBA

Keynote address featuring former Governor Beverly Eaves Perdue

The State Archives of North CarolinaÌýtraveling exhibit on woman suffrage

Scholarly Panels

Podcasts, panels, and exhibits in collaboration withÌýThe North Carolina Museum of History

And more!

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