The Indiana Women’s Suffrage Centennial commemorated the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. This account has been archived. @inhumanities for questions.
Indiana, USA
Joined March 2019
- Tweets1.1K
- Following277
- Followers365
- Likes886
Pinned Tweet
Today, @LGSuzanneCrouch & @INArtsComm revealed the two new original works of art that will become part of the State of Indiana's permanent collection in honor of the suffrage centennial. Learn more about the artists and their works here: bit.ly/31uKJhv #19thAmendment
Indiana Women's Suffrage Centennial retweeted
Thank you to everyone who came out to dedicate the Indiana Woman’s Suffrage state historical marker! It was the culmination of years of hard work by many dedicated women. 💜💛 #WomensHistoryMonth
Tune in on February 18 at 7 p.m. EST for "Digging in their Heels" written and performed by Sally Perkins and a Q&A following the Zoom performance.
Join in here: bit.ly/3aq5cY9
Indiana Women's Suffrage Centennial retweeted
#OTD in 1920, Indiana ratified the 19th amendment, giving many women the right to vote. However, the fight for equal suffrage continued. The voting rights of many people of color were heavily restricted until the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Indiana Women's Suffrage Centennial retweeted
A highlight for Lt. Governor @LGSuzanneCrouch in 2020 has been the opportunity to chair the @INSuffrage100 . Click here to read more about how the commission is working to ensure history is not forgotten:
nwi.life/article/preserve-wo…
Thanks for following along with our #19moments! Our final highlight of 2020 is the Hoosier Women at Work conference which took place in early March. More than 100 people attended to hear the latest historical findings on Indiana women: bit.ly/34YvKy2
Today’s #19Moments goes to Dr. Laura M. Wilson and her @uindy student Karlee Taylor who researched the life and career of Hariette Bailey Conn, a pioneering Black woman and public servant from Indianapolis: bit.ly/3mYSnsa
Here’s another highlight from the year! @BallState librarians built an online exhibit which includes tantalizing glimpses of Black and white chapters of the Women’s Franchise League: bit.ly/3rx54xP #19moments
Jessica Jenkins, a historian and curator at Muncie’s @Minnetrista museum, published “Exploring Women’s Suffrage Through 50 Historic Treasures”. Learn more about one of our #19Moments we’re counting down today: bit.ly/3rza98G
Today’s #19moments is a new South Bend-area exhibit. Dr. Jamie Wagman, another of our May Wright Sewall Fellows, worked with her students to develop a new exhibit on Michiana suffragists. It’s on display through March 21 at @historymuseumSB: bit.ly/2M6yjqZ
Today's #19Moments highlight is the dedication of a new historic marker honoring Grace Julian Clarke. Thanks to everyone who contributed to make the new marker possible! @in_bureau bit.ly/3phz8vF
Anderson researchers discovered the fascinating connections between the Spiritualists and the women’s suffrage movement, one of our #19Moments from the Indiana suffrage centennial. bit.ly/3ln9owp
Among the #19Moments we're counting down, artist Gigi Salij's moving installation of portraits at the Harrison Center in Indianapolis. Read a review of "We Wait.": bit.ly/2WrWG4r
Earlier this year, we partnered with @UIndy and @INHumanities to present the 2020 Fairbanks Symposium focused on women in civic leadership, particularly in Indianapolis. Here were our takeaways: bit.ly/3cIOgfM #19Moments
Thanks to a partnership with the IU Advanced Visualization Lab, you can tour the @mocohistoryctr exhibit Votes for Women: The Suffrage Movement in Monroe County, curated by Hilary Fleck one of our May Wright Sewall Fellows. bit.ly/2WrEV5f #19Moments
Securing the Vote, a special traveling exhibit from @IndianaHistory, has been on the road since mid-2019. See it at a venue near you or book it: bit.ly/3mVTKIO #19Moments
Earlier this year we collaborated with @thepolicycircle to launch a new brief on Indiana women's suffrage and to unveil a special commemorative artwork by Walter Knabe. #19Moments bit.ly/3qBcU93
Three books on suffrage were published this year by Indiana scholars, including "A Century of Votes for Women: American Elections Since Suffrage" by @C_Wolbrecht, a political scientist at the University of Notre Dame. 🎉 📚 bit.ly/3lUaz5y #19Moments @WomenVote100
This year, thanks to the research of @AnitaMorganhist and others, we've learned more about the involvement of Black women like Frances Berry Coston and Carrie Barnes Ross in the Indiana suffrage movement. bit.ly/3bqDLOg #19Moments #suffrage100
Among our #19Moments: new discoveries about Black women's involvement in the Indiana suffrage movement. Learn about research by @AnitaMorganhist and others: bit.ly/3bqDLOg
Indiana Women's Suffrage Centennial retweeted
Discover how clothing and appearance became much more than a mere fashion statement in the suffrage movement during "Fashioning Suffrage" – a FREE virtual event on Dec. 18. Register here: bit.ly/2Ki7v66
