“Casting a Historic Vote: Suffrage in Illinois” Program

“Casting a Historic Vote: Suffrage in Illinois” Program

July 27, 2019
All Day

LOCATION:  Douglas County Museum 700 S Main St, Tuscola.  DATE: Saturday, July 27 TIME:  Lunch/Activities 12:30 PM—2:00 PM, Program begins at 2:00 PM.  COST: (Lunch & Program)$8 for members; $10 for non-members *RESERVATION REQUIRED BY JULY 22*.

Prior to 1920, women were denied the vote in the majority of elections in the United States. The struggle for enfranchisement began with the birth of our nation and was strategized differently in our local, state, and federal elections. Despite what people today believe to be a straightforward goal, the path to women’s suffrage was infused with sexism and racism and triggered a fear of feminism whose roots are still seen today. While wealthy women advocates played a vital role in the suffrage movement, they were not the only ones seeking enfranchisement. From attorney Ellen Martin, the first woman to vote in Illinois, to Ida B. Wells, a woman who did not let racism stop her voice, women’s suffrage has been a battle hard fought by a diverse group of activists in Illinois.  Presented by, Jeanne Shultz Angel, Executive Director of the Nineteenth Century Charitable Association in Oak Park, Illinois. 

Lunch menu:  Sloppy joes, baked beans, chips and desserts

 

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