Women’s Suffrage Centennial Update 2020 - 2021 Exciting Plans for the Week of August 23-30, 2020 Sculpture and image courtesy of © Barbara Grygutis, LLC. Stand, the monumental sculpture by Barbara Grygutis, was unveiled in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, on August 19. Centennial Events Challenge and Change America NE MIGHT EASILY SPEND the week of August 23-30 in themselves to winning women’s political rights. O front of a screen of some sort that allows you to Commemorations will continue throughout this year enjoy the unprecedented number of women’s suffrage- with many new events and online attractions after August oriented events, videos, unveilings, tours, concerts, shows 26. Many groups have rescheduled events for 2021. and more. That’s unless you can’t be part of one yourself. Here we highlight the host of events around Equality Events you can’t see can often be viewed afterwards. Day that herald the long-overdue acceptance of This is a time of widespread – and widely accessible – multicultural American women into the larger story of our celebration honoring the many diverse women and men country. Suffrage is now a permanent part of our history, in every state and on the national stage who devoted one that we will recognize and celebrate into the future. Published by the National Women’s History Alliance, https://nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org https://nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org/womens-suffrage-centennial-update/ Women’s Suffrage Centennial Update 2020 - 2021 Suffrage Centennial Events for August 23-30 4 pm - 5:30 Eastern Sunday, August 23 The ERA Project Maureen Broy Papovich performs 9 - 5 Eastern selections from her new Equality Weekend in song cycle written in honor Seneca Falls, a series of of her grandmother’s work online programs presented fighting for the Equal Rights by the Women's Rights Amendment, National Historical Park, https://www.nps.gov/bepa/ https://www.nps.gov/wori/ planyourvisit/calendar.htm planyourvisit/calendar.htm 2 - 3:30 Mountain Monday, August 24 Arizona Celebrates the 19th Amendment, Children’s digital art exhibit Special virtual celebration launches, Building the featuring music, art, Movement: America’s speakers including Youth Celebrate 100 Years Congresswoman Maxine of Women’s Suffrage, Waters and Martha Burk https://www.womensvote1 and a chance to “meet the 00.org/buildingthemoveme candidates,” nt http://azcelebrates19tham endment.com/ 6 pm Central Song Suffragettes – Live from Nashville, this all- ON THE COVER female singer-songwriter Breaking the Bronze collective live streams a Ceiling Dedication of one-hour acoustic the monumental Stand performance from sculpture by Barbara Nashville, Grygutis in downtown https://www.songsuffragett Lexington, Kentucky, on es.com/ plus videos like August 19 is available “Time’s Up,” online. This monumental https://www.songsuffragett artwork of five, 20-foot- es.com/videos tall aluminum silhouetted sculptures is the first August 24 - 28 public sculpture to honor historic women in the Our Story: Portraits of city. The sculptor praised Change, Ida B. Wells- suffragists’ “courage, will Barnett Mosaic Art power and tenacity.” A Installation (left), in the public celebration will be Main Hall of Union announced at a future Station in Washington date, D.C., a 25 x 40 foot https://www.lexingtonky. mosaic with thousands of gov/BTBC, archival suffrage photos, https://breakingthebronz https://www.ourstory100. eceiling.com/ com/ Women’s Suffrage Centennial Update 2020 - 2021 Forward Into Light will bathe the National Archives and structures nationwide in purple, white and gold on August 26. two weeks after premiere, and bridges in Tampa, also the Aquarium on the https://www.nps.gov/bepa/ Boston and Minnesota. Pier, an optometrist, major Wednesday, planyourvisit/calendar.htm restaurant, independent August 26 bookstore, jeweler, After Dark consignment shop and Equality Day Forward Into Light tourist shop as well. In honor of the centennial, https://www.womensvote1 civic and private buildings Noon - 1 Eastern 00.org/forwardintolight and landmarks such as Alice Paul: Winning Votes state capitols, skyscrapers, for Women Virtual event 12 - 1:30 pm Eastern bridges and City Halls features video premiere Toast to Tenacity will across the country will be lit with Leslie Goddard as include presentations and up in purple, white and tributes in the shadow of suffragist Alice Paul. gold. A few of the sites on Sponsored by Belmont Paul One effort, in relatively Independence Hall. This the list include the Library Women’s Equality National conservative Manhattan live-streaming and of Congress, National Monument. Video will be Beach (CA), promises not prerecorded webcast from Archives, the St. Louis available for viewing for only lighting City Hall but Vision2020 in Philadelphia Wheel, the Golden Gate Women’s Suffrage Centennial Update 2020 - 2021 [email protected] 2 pm Eastern rg and we'll post it for you! Screening of Martha Post photos of yourself Wheelock’s new dressed in white, wearing a documentary on sash, holding a sign or Pennsylvania’s Justice Bell, "marching" wherever you Finding Justice: The Untold are. Make a difference! Story of Women's Fight for https://www.womensmuseu the Vote, mca.org/suffrage-selfie https://www.womenshistory .org/finding-justice. One of two National Women’s History Museum events. 8 - 9 pm Eastern #FaceTheMusic4ERA, Songs of Unity & Action is a virtual concert and call to action spearheaded by ERA Minnesota featuring outstanding artists and 1 - 2:30 pm Eastern August 26, continued The Centennial of Henrietta Spencer Women's Suffrage Churchill, joining virtually Noted historians discuss will include well-known from England. Register at the larger story of political speakers, musical innovation, protest, racial performances and the prejudice and historical ringing of the Women’s context; the first of an Justice Bell. There will be online series by the WNDC similar toasts in other cities. Educational Foundation, https://women100.org/ the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs 7:45 am Eastern and their partners, Monumental Women https://wndceducationalfou https://my.lwv.org/rhode- (above) Historic dedication ndation.org/ of the first statue of real island/event/centennial- women in New York City’s commemoration-19th- speakers from across the Central Park – pioneer amendment country celebrating the suffragists Elizabeth Cady Equal Rights Amendment, Stanton, Sojourner Truth All Day www.eramn.org and Susan B. Anthony – is A digital “SuffrageSelfie” to be broadcast early in the parade, organized by the Women's Museum of morning but will be available later, California in San Diego 1 - 4 pm Eastern https://monumentalwomen instead of a march, will WomensActivism.NYC .org/ honor all those who fought Story Writing Contest for our right to vote. Sponsored by the NYC 10 am Eastern Use #SuffrageSelfie and Department of Records 6 - 7 pm Eastern Rhode Island is hosting a tag @womensmuseum on and Information Services The Fight for Women’s virtual centennial program August 26th across social to help write inspiring media. Suffrage: Looking Back, originating at Alva women into history, Belmont’s Marble House. Want to participate but Marching Forward, a new https://bit.ly/2DUc3wm video produced by the Guest speaker will be Lady you don't use social media? Email #SuffrageSelfie to Massachusetts centennial Women’s Suffrage Centennial Update 2020 - 2021 followed by a panel discussion with the filmmakers. Register in advance, https://www.womenshistory .org/light 4:30 - 7:30 pm Central Vote by Sandra Jones Campbell Nevertheless, We Progress, 100 Years of Women's 7 pm Pacific Rights is a high-energy 19th Amendment Grand video produced by Celebration, a special Wisconsin’s Fox Valley 19th musical presentation by Amendment Centennial No Square Theatre in Coalition. The video is Laguna Beach, CA, making its digital debut https://www.nosquare.org/ and features local voices women-s-right-to-vote sharing suffragist history, vibrant music and tips on 9 pm Eastern how and why to vote, Women Take the Stage, https://hervoicehervoteourv a free, gala multi-ethnic ictory.com/events/lwv- concert and rally to honor appleton-womens-equality- the centennial and increase day-celebration/ votes by and for women; musicians and activist icons 8 pm Central include Gloria Steinem, Did Suffrage Matter to Dolores Huerta, Lily Tomlin Tejanas Before and After and Billy Jean King along 1920? The Case of Adela with entertainers The Chicks, Sloss-Vento, a live- Indigo Girls, Kate Pierson, August 26, continued streaming talk by Cynthia Sophia Ramos, Sweet Honey 8 pm Eastern Orozco from the Esperanza in the Rock and more, group, will debut online, Inez Milholland - Forward Peace and Justice Center in https://womentakethestage. https://suffrage100ma.org Into Light and Into Light San Antonio, org/ /join-us-for-womens- Special preview screening https://esperanzacenter.org equality-day-2020/ 8 pm Eastern Marching from Suffrage to Equality Live webinar held by Turning Point Suffragist Memorial will center on the past, present and future status of women's equality, https://suffragistmemorial. org/events/marching-from- suffrage-toward-equality- webinar/ New video on White House fence, https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=o0SeTxh4Jxg&fea ture=youtu.be Women’s Suffrage Centennial Update 2020 - 2021 Late August – September Look Up To Her: Women on Mt. Rushmore – The faces of Suffragists and Female Trailblazers from Abigail Adams to Rosa Parks will be projected next to the male presidents in late August and September. Look for live CHRISTINA KORP/LOOK UP TO HER / PROJECTION MAPPING PARTNER: QUINCE IMAGING A rendering of how Mount Rushmore will look with projections of suffragists Mabel Ping-Hua Lee stream, beside Washington and Zitkala-Sa beside Lincoln during Look Up To Her. https://lookuptoher.com/ August 26, continued throughout October, the first suffrage march in http://petalumamuseum.co America in 1908. Register m/ first, 6 - 6:30 pm Pacific https://glenparkhistory.wixs Women’s Equality Day ite.com/glenparkhistory/ev Suffrage Exhibit live ents streamed from the Thursday, August 27 Petaluma Historical Library 6 - 7:30 pm Eastern & Museum in California.