26 February 2020
On February 26, Katherine Durack returned to the Feelin’ Good program to update Shelly Abrams on all the events happening throughout Ohio and the United States for the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage. Watch the interview on the Feelin’ Good website or YouTube and learn about all the great opportunities...
18 February 2020
The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County is celebrating the 2020 centennial with an exhibit that focuses on the contributions of Ohio women in the fight for women’s suffrage. The Genius of Liberty: The Long Struggle for Women’s Equality exhibit is named after an 1850 feminist publication by Cincinnatian...
02 November 2019
The Ohio Secretary of State’s website for the Ohio Women’s Suffrage Centennial is now online! The website lists information about the state commission for the centennial, events throughout Ohio, reading lists, and more. Don’t forget to add your events – and find some to attend!
30 July 2019
June saw the launch of a new 6-minute podcast series entitled “The Genius of Liberty,” about Ohio and the fight for women’s right to vote. Named for “The Genius of Liberty,” a feminist paper published in Cincinnati in the early 1850s, the podcast series is hosted by Hillary Copsey and...
31 May 2019
On Saturday, July 6, join the Cincinnati Reds in celebrating the 100th anniversary of Ohio women’s right to vote! Special events will be held before and during the game to honor Ohio women in their fight to gain the right to vote. Bring your family and friends down to Great...
13 May 2019
Loveland, Colorado artist Jane DeDecker is working on a monument to woman suffragists, which she hopes to place in Washington, DC. DeDecker is working with the Every Word We Utter nonprofit group to donate the monument to the National Park Service. Learn more about the monument on Jane DeDecker’s website,...
02 May 2019
This Sunday at 4:00 p.m., the Harriet Beecher Stowe House is kicking off the first of its suffrage centennial programs and we’d love for you to join! Ohio’s Role in Woman Suffrage: Three Reasons to Celebrate the 2020 Women’s Vote Centennial (Sunday, May 5, 2019 at 4:00 p.m.) Tickets at...
31 March 2019
Artist Marilyn Artus will travel the US this summer to commemorate the suffrage centennial with the Her Flag project. For the collaborative art project, women artists who live in the 36 states that ratified the 19th Amendment will design each stripe on Her Flag. Beginning in June 2019, Artus will...
27 March 2019
Exciting news! The first installment of the Online Biographical Dictionary of the Woman Suffrage Movement in the United States (OBD) is now available FREE online! The OBD is edited and compiled by Thomas Dublin and represents the work of hundreds of volunteers who have researched, written, copyedited, and fact-checked the...
21 March 2019
If you’re traveling to Washington DC to celebrate the 2019-2020 suffrage centennial, you’ll have some great options! The US Congressional Commission that studied a potential American Women’s History Museum in Washington DC presented its final report and concluded that women’s history is integral to the American story. The Commission recommended...
13 March 2019
On March 21 at 5:30 p.m., The League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area and CET & THINKTV are presenting a screening of Perfect 36: When Women Won the Vote. The documentary covers the woman suffrage debate and the vote to ratify the 19th amendment. After the screening, there...
01 February 2019
We found another shop with woman suffrage items, the Miss Alice Paul Headquarters shop. Items include handmade suffrage sashes and costume jewelry, as well as Alice Paul shirts, bags, and mugs. The site also has a sidebar with 5 chapters of good reading about Alice Paul herself, with more coming...
28 January 2019
We just learned about the suffragettecity100 Zazzle shop. The shop has a variety of attractive designs commemorating the woman suffrage movement and more than 160 items, from magnets and stickers to jewelry and ornaments. There’s even a skateboard!
10 January 2019
The Miami Valley Art Quilt Network (MVAQN) developed an art quilt exhibit to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment: Suffragists: And They Persisted! The first exhibit will be March 1 to 31, 2019 at the Woodbourne Library in Centerville. The Woodbourne Library’s address is 6060...
12 December 2018
Here’s a great resource for planning your 2019-2020 suffrage centennial trip! Bari Oyler Stith, Ph.D. developed Marking Ohio Women’s Experience & Contributions: A Woman’s Place. This PDF lists Ohio historical markers for women’s contributions throughout the state. Find a marker near you (or plan a road trip to see them...
12 November 2018
Check out the 2020 Women’s Vote Centennial for local opportunities to get involved and celebrate the 100-year anniversary of woman suffrage in the United States. Find something in your area or plan a road trip—or put together your own event!
16 September 2018
Her Flag, a project to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of women’s right to vote, is seeking entries from women in all 36 states that ratified the 19th amendment. The selected artists will each receive a $1000 stipend to design a stripe to represent their state, and all the stripes will...
28 August 2018
This September, the Ohio History Connection and the League of Women Voters of Ohio are presenting a series of regional meetings to support collaboration on 19th amendment centennial plans. Meetings are free and scheduled throughout Ohio. Register at the Ohio History Connection website. If you have questions, please contact Megan...
24 August 2018
The ACLU published a new article by Tammy L. Brown, Associate Professor of Black World Studies, History, and Global and Intercultural Studies at Miami University: Celebrate Women’s Suffrage, but Don’t Whitewash the Movement’s Racism.
13 August 2018
Get ready for the 2019-2020 suffrage centennial with your own beautiful suffrage sash! Katherine Durack’s no-sew pattern is available as a digital download for only $1 or printed on coated card stock for $2 + shipping (8 copies minimum order for printed). Click Here to get your copy. If you’re...
10 June 2018
Women in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales marched on June 10, 2018 to celebrate equal suffrage. Here’s an article showing some of the artwork from the marches.
21 May 2018
WVXU’s Cincinnati Edition did an episode about 100 years of women’s right to vote and preparations for area events to celebrate the centennial! Check it out: Preparations Under Way To Celebrate The Centennial Of Women’s Suffrage. Program guests: Jerolyn Barbee, Assistant Director of the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center...
10 May 2018
On Feelin’ Good, Shelly Abrams interviews Dr. Katherine Durack about her Suffrage in Stitches project and the important role that needlework played in the movement for women’s right to vote—and more about Ohio’s connection to woman suffrage. If you’re interested in hosting Katherine for a talk about Ohio’s connections to...
12 March 2018
Historian Christina Yetzer-Drain presented information about Richland County women who were involved in the early-1900s suffragist movements. Read more about it: Shelby Historian Presents Richland County’s Suffrage Heroes.