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Votes for Women: The Road to Suffrage | Exhibit Grand Opening

March 12, 2020 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

5:30 pm

Guests will learn about the suffrage movement and the strides that it took to receive the vote. The exhibit will feature information on the Harrison family, prominent suffrage leaders, First Ladies and a collection of women’s suffrage artifacts acquired in 2001 through a generous gift from the Lacy Family and the Lacy Foundation, honoring the memory of Edna Balz Lacy.

Suffrage-related material from the Cecelia E. Harris Collection includes more than 400 artifacts from this critical, historical and social movement. Artifacts include period postcards, photographs, ribbons, sashes, stamps and even an ivory-colored flask that depicts President Teddy Roosevelt wearing a sash that reads “SUFFER-E GET.”

Although many western states and territories began to give women the right to vote earlier, women would not secure the national vote until 1920. In January 1919, the bill passed the Senate, and on August 26, 1920, after two-thirds of the states had ratified the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, women finally won the right to vote.

The Votes for Women: The Road to Suffrage exhibit will hold its grand opening on Thursday, March 12 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. on the third floor of the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site. The event is open to the public.

Please direct questions to the Special Events & Marketing Manager: 317-631-1888 or events@bhpsite.org.

Details

Date:
March 12, 2020
Time:
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Cost:
Free – $6
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Website:
https://bhpsite.org/events/votesforwomen/

Organizer

Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site
Phone
317-631-1888
Email
events@bhpsite.org
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Venue

Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site
1230 North Delaware Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202 United States
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Phone
317-631-1888
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