[Heritage] Commemorate Centennial of 19th Amendment

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Commemorate Centennial of 19th Amendment

On August 26, 1920, the United States ratified the Nineteenth Amendment giving women the right to vote.

To learn more about, participate in, or to honor this momentous anniversary, take some time to check out local and national efforts surrounding this event:

Local

  *   Oregon Women's History Consortium's website<http://www.oregonwomenshistory.org/> has research and education about this period of history.
  *   Call for putting Oregon sites on the National Votes for Women Trail Map.
  *   Visit Oregon Historical Society's online exhibit, Nevertheless, They Persisted: Women's Voting Rights and the 19th Amendment<https://ohs.org/museum/exhibits/nevertheless-they-persisted.cfm>
  *   Oregon State Archives online exhibits, On Her Own Wings: Oregon Women and the Struggle for Suffrage<https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/exhibits/suffrage/Pages/default.aspx>
  *   #ChalkTheVoteOR Campaign<http://www.oregonwomenshistory.org/uncategorized/chalk-the-vote/> Aug. 23-29, a collaboration between Oregon Women's History Consortium and Oregon Historical Society. This campaign encourages folks to grab some chalk, find an outdoor space, copy some voting amendment text that you can find on the website, and post your creation using the hashtag #ChalkTheVoteOR. For more info or inspiration visit here<http://www.oregonwomenshistory.org/uncategorized/chalk-the-vote/>.
  *   Submit an Oregon site that is significant to women's history in Oregon to the State Historic Preservation Office. The online form can be found here<http://makeoregonhistory.org/>.

National

  *   High Desert Museum is collaborating with 15 other Smithsonian Affiliate museums on Thursday Aug. 27 for a special online lecture, Suffrage Stories: A Complicated Narrative. Register here<https://smithsonian.zoom.us/webinar/register/6815971623462/WN_qcoHG9Q-TJeMj00l14yTRg>.
  *   National Air and Space Museum's "Women's Suffrage Stories in the Archives<https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/womens-suffrage-stories-archives>".
  *   National Park Service's Checklist for 19 Ways to Commemorate the 19th Amendment Centennial.<https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/19th-amendment-centennial-checklist.htm>
  *   National Trust for Historic Preservation - Where Women Made History page https://savingplaces.org/where-women-made-history#.X0aG_G5FxPZ
  *   Various articles to check out:
     *   Five You Should Know - African American Suffragists: https://nmaahc.si.edu/blog-post/five-you-should-know-african-american-suffragists
     *   African American Women and the 19th Amendment: https://www.nps.gov/articles/african-american-women-and-the-nineteenth-amendment.htm
     *   Suffrage Isn't 'Boring History.' It's a Story of Political Geniuses: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/10/us/women-voting-rights-suffrage-centennial.html
     *   In 1920, Native Women Sought the Vote. Here's What's Next: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/31/style/19th-amendment-native-womens-suffrage.html?referringSource=articleShare
     *   The Woman Suffrage Movement: https://www.womenshistory.org/resources/general/woman-suffrage-movement
     *   Forgotten Suffragists: https://www.neh.gov/article/forgotten-suffragists


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