While it is true that this year’s election is one of the most polarizing in history, a more important and much more positive part of history has been written. According to the current popular vote, and assumed electoral college votes, Kamala Harris is presumed to be the next Vice President of the United States. No…
Clarke Forum: Who Was A Suffragist: A More Diverse View
As a WGSS major and a student who has been interested in women’s movements for most of my life, I have studied the suffrage movement in many classes and discussed it in different contexts. However, this Clarke Forum presentation put forth a new way of looking at the suffrage movement with new names, ideas, and…
Votes for Women: the 100th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment
“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.” On August 18, 2020, Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment and on August 26,1920, the Nineteenth Amendment became part of the Constitution. It…