$5 KentuckyFall 2020 Kentucky Humanities humanities Centennial Celebration Proud to Partner with Kentucky Humanities on Think History, weekdays at 8:19 a.m. and 5:19 p.m. Listen online at weku.org Board of Directors Fall 2020 Chair: Kentucky Judy Rhoads, Ed.D. humanities Madisonville Vice Chair: John David Preston, JD Paintsville 8 24 Secretary: Charles W. Boteler, JD Enid Yandell Other Resources Louisville Kentucky’s Pioneer Sculptor Learn More About the Battle for the Right Treasurer: D. Joleen Frederick, JD Reviewed by Linda Elisabeth LaPinta to Vote West Liberty Chelsea Brislin, Ph.D. Lexington Mary Donna Broz 10 Lexington 26 Brian Clardy, Ph.D. A Simple Justice Keeping Distance Murray Kentucky Women Fight for the Vote Martha F. Clark, CPA By Jeff Worley Owensboro An Excerpt Barbara Bailey Cowden By Melanie Beals Goan Lexington Jennifer Cramer, Ph.D. 28 Lexington Paula E. Cunningham Reading in the Time of a Kuttawa 14 John P. Ernst, Ph.D. What is a Vote Worth? Pandemic Morehead By William E. Ellis Clarence E. Glover The Suffrage Centennial & Historical Louisville Inquiry Betty Sue Griffin, Ed.D. Frankfort By Carly Muetterties, Ph.D. Catha Hannah 31 Louisville Ellen Hellard Navigating the New “Normal” Versailles Lois Mateus 18 By Georgia Green Stamper Harrodsburg Thomas Owen, Ph.D. How Enid Yandell “Leaned In” Louisville On the cover: Photos by Kelly O. Brengelman; Kentucky Gover- and Became a Flagbearer for nor Edwin P. Morrow signs the Anthony Amendment, Library of Penelope Peavler Congress; Mary Ellen Britton, Berea College Special Collections Louisville Occupational Identity and and Archives, Berea, KY; Laura Clay and group marching for the Ron Sheffer, JD Kentucky Equal Rights Association, University of Kentucky Spe- Louisville Woman Suffrage cial Collections, Lexington, KY. Maddie Shepard By Juilee Decker Louisville Bobbie Ann Wrinkle Paducah In this issue: Barren Marion Staff Bourbon McCracken Bill Goodman Executive Director Butler Oldham Kathleen Pool Calloway Owen Associate Director Fayette Pike Marianne Stoess Assistant Director Jefferson Pulaski Sara Woods Jessamine Scott Kentucky Book Festival Director Madison Trimble Gladys Thompson Fiscal Officer ©2020 Kentucky Humanities Council ISSN 1554-6284 Kentucky Humanities is published in the spring and fall by Kentucky Humanities, 206 E. Maxwell Zoe Kaylor St., Lexington, KY 40508-2613 (859.257.5932). Kentucky Humanities is an independent, non-profit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities in Chautauqua Coordinator Washington, D.C., and provides more than 500 public humanities programs for Kentuckians every year. Supporters receive Kentucky Humanities by mail. Views Julie Klier expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the NEH or the Kentucky Humanities board and staff. For information on story content Consultant or advertising rates, contact Marianne Stoess at [email protected] or 859.257.5932. Spring 2010 1 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment his year marks the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, granting women in America the right to vote. We are thrilled to share a few of these stories in this issue of Kentucky Humanities magazine. It is a pleasure to provide with you an excerpt from Melanie Beals Goan’s highly Tanticipated book, A Simple Justice, beginning on page 10. Published by the University Press of Kentucky, Goan’s book is scheduled for release in November 2020. Carly Muetterties introduces us to the suffrage centennial exhibit at Louisville’s Frazier History Museum, What is a Vote Worth? Read more about the exhibit and the partnership between the Frazier History Museum and Jefferson County Public Schools that shares the value of voting with students and community members on page 14. Professor and author Juilee Decker shares the story of sculptor Enid Yandell with us on page 18. Yandell, a Louisville native, was a woman far ahead of her time. An immensely talented sculptor at a time when women weren’t traditionally recognized as professional artists and sculptors, Yandell was an active participant in the fight for women’s voting rights. On pages 24 and 25 we have included some other resources to help in your search to learn more about the ratification of the 19th Amendment. Books, podcasts, documentaries, articles, and online programs are available from scholars and organizations throughout the country, celebrating the anniversary of this monumental event and the remarkable women who spent decades fighting for the right to vote. While many in-person events have been cancelled, there are still online programs and resources available to celebrate the occasion and learn more about the suffrage movement. I encourage you to see what programs are taking place in your community and search for online events of interest. We would be remiss if we didn’t acknowledge the global pandemic that has disrupted all of our lives over the past several months. On page 26, Kentucky Poet Laureate Jeff Worley gives us a lighter look at the COVID-19 pandemic with his poem “Keeping Distance.” I think you will enjoy it. Author and historian William Ellis shares with us a simple, and enjoyable “past time” for consideration during a quarantine—reading. Be sure to check out his vast suggested reading list beginning on page 28. And lastly, Georgia Green Stamper tells us what her life has been like during the days of COVID-19. Bill Goodman Years from now, personal essays like the one on page 31 will tell the students and historians of the Executive Director future what it was like living through these uncertain times. We should all consider writing down Kentucky Humanities our own stories of life during the pandemic for future generations to read. I hope you enjoy this issue of Kentucky Humanities. We want to hear your Kentucky stories. If you have a story to tell, please contact our editor, Marianne Stoess, [email protected]. 4 Kentucky humanities KENTUCKY HUMANITIES The Elsa Heisel Sule Foundation is committed to supporting the Kentucky Humanities to keep the history and heritage of Kentucky alive in the hearts and minds of today’s youth. Through her parents’ examples and encouragement, Elsa developed lifelong passions for theater, education and the arts. She loved to tell a good story and developed her own radio program called “Elsa’s Street.” The Kentucky Humanities embodies many of the passions that motivated Elsa. Her Foundation continues her legacy and is proud to support the outreach programs of the Humanities by offering grants for the Chautauqua program for school children, in eight of Kentucky’s northern counties. In addition, Elsa supports the Kentucky Book Fair School Days that helps bring authors and books to Northern Kentucky schools. 334 Beechwood Road ● SUITE 550 ● FT. MITCHELL, KY 41017-5610 WWW.ELSASULEFOUNDATION.ORG ● 513-335-4798 ● [email protected] telling kentucky’s story council pages The Smithsonian has arrived in Kentucky! Museum on Main Street is an outreach program of the Smithsonian that partners with state humanities councils to bring traveling exhibits to rural communities. This partnership has allowed Kentucky Humanities to bring Crossroads: Change in Rural America to six Kentucky museums and libraries. Special thanks to the Kentucky Department of Transportation for moving the exhibit throughout the Commonwealth. Visit each host’s website to find out more about specific programming taking place in conjunction with the Crossroads exhibit. Bedford Glasgow Trimble County Public Library South Central Kentucky Cultural Center & October 17, 2020-November 14, 2020 Mary Wood Weldon Memorial Library April 10, 2021-May 15, 2021 Morgantown City of Morgantown Community Center Paris November 21, 2020-January 2, 2021 Bourbon County/Hopewell Museum May 22, 2021-June 26, 2021 Paducah River Discovery Center Loretto January 9, 2021-February 13, 2021 Loretto City Hall & the Loretto Heritage Center July 3, 2021-July 31, 2021 Pikeville Big Sandy Heritage Museum & the City of Pikeville February 20, 2021-April 3, 2021 KENTUCKY HUMANITIES 6 Kentucky humanities telling kentucky’s story council pages 2020 Kentucky Book Festival Goes Virtual Thanks to our After many discussions with the Kentucky Humanities Board of Directors, Sponsors staff, and public health officials, Kentucky Humanities is taking the 39th annual Kentucky Book Festival virtual in November 2020! Hardscuffle, Inc. Although an in-person gathering will not take place this year, the Kentucky Book Festival will carry on the celebration of reading, writing, and all things bookish in the Bluegrass with a fantastic lineup of online discussions with Tallgrass authors including John Grisham, J. R. Ward, Nikky Finney, Frank X Walker, Martha S. Jones, and many, many more. Foundation Kim Edwards Charitable Foundation John J. R. Nikky Frank X Martha S. Grisham Ward Finney Walker Jones This year’s events will span from mid-September to mid-November. Be- ginning on September 17 at 7 p.m. and continuing every Thursday for seven weeks, join us for our virtual “Author Happy Hours.” Grab your favorite drink, and enjoy sessions about writing fiction, reading with your kids, and more. Make sure you mark these truly terrific Thursday evenings on your calendar! & our And speaking of dates to remember, the week of November 9th-14th will be the Kentucky Book Festival online. Throughout the week, you’ll hear from Partners novelists, journalists, and historians from Kentucky and across the U.S. includ- ing confirmed guests: Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Blight; Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Chris Hamby, Eric Eyre, Nicholas Kristof, and Sheryl WuDunn; novelist Roxana Robinson; and New York Times bestselling author of the Shannara series, Terry Brooks. Virtual programming for the Kentucky Book Festival will be broadcast on Follow Us Zoom webinar, Facebook Live, and YouTube. Visit kyhumanities.org for the full schedule as well as information on how to register and join each session. And, follow us on social media—@KYHumanities Online on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter—for event updates.