IdaB at Union Station
If we had to pick just one person to represent the genius and tenacity of American women, it would be #IdaBWells. I only wish it were permanent.
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">A huge new Ida B. Wells mosaic in Union Station will honor the 19th Amendment<a href="https://t.co/zt5GQTd9Jx">https://t.co/zt5GQTd9Jx</a> <a href="https://t.co/d7jj9rYb8G">pic.twitter.com/d7jj9rYb8G</a></p>
— DCist (@DCist) <a href="https://twitter.com/DCist/status/1296161126007406592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 19, 2020</a></blockquote>
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20/08/2020
Irony has resigned.
In 1920, Crystal Eastman proposed a platform for the National Woman's Party, post-19th Amendment, that put support for working mothers at the center. <br /><br />In 1971, Congress passed a bill to provide universal early childhood education. <br /><br />Richard Nixon vetoed it.
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">This week, the Nixon Library is joining Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission's "Forward Into Light" campaign! <br /><br />We are illuminating our facility in purple and gold lights to celebrate the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/19thAmendment?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#19thAmendment</a> Centennial August 18-26. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ForwardIntoLight?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ForwardIntoLight</a> <a href="https://t.co/dJtkkAuxe2">pic.twitter.com/dJtkkAuxe2</a></p>
— Richard Nixon Foundation (@nixonfoundation) <a href="https://twitter.com/nixonfoundation/status/1296220258701910024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 19, 2020</a></blockquote>
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20/08/2020
One year, 100 years
Truth, Anthony & Stanton greeted New York City today under a clear blue sky. When my mother and daughters and I visited in the afternoon, we were among many pilgrims. A man jogging by yelled, “About damn time!†<br /><br />When I began this project a year ago, I thought I knew a lot for an amateur. <span style="font-weight:400;">😂 </span>I also thought today would be the last day. But, well, I’m not done. I’ll keep posting daily - and meanwhile, I organized the past year of material into a searchable site. Check out the #IdaBWells timeline & the tag cloud! <br /><br />DailySuffragist.omeka.net <br /><br />I have some thank yous. First, to the many, many scholars who answered my questions, recommended books, brainstormed, commiserated & encouraged. Reading your work is a joy. To late-night likers who kept me going, esp. @DeAnnaBeachley @CathleenDCahill @Pubhistorian @DrEFleming7. <br /><br />To @AlbanyMuskrat, who really gets what I’m doing; and to @dean_lit, who made creating the website such a pleasure. Most of all to @SethMarnin, the best feminist I know, who lets me use his books. <br /><br />#suffrage100 #19thAmendment #CenturyofStruggle
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26/08/2020
Best film to show your class
If I told you there was a suffrage documentary that began with Lucretia Mott and ended with Fannie Lou Hamer, that felt contemporary and engaging for students of all ages, and that was only 44 minutes, would you want to hear more? Student multi-media thread. <br /><br />“She the People†was made for Smithsonian Channel. Smithsonian curators like <a href="https://twitter.com/kate_c_lemay" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@kate_c_lemay</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/cmmphd" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@cmmphd</a> are the talking heads, and items from the collection - like Susan B’s red shawl - are focal points. The live reenactments might not be to everyone’s taste, but the extensive colorized photographs are incredible. <br /><br />It’s accurate, inclusive, and did I mention only 44 minutes? The only challenge is finding it. Go to Google Play and search “She the People†and you can watch for $1.99. Theoretically available elsewhere, but 🤷 <br /><br />And one more podcast… <br /><br />Adding to my serial podcast roundup from a few weeks ago: The Magic Sash is aimed at kids 9-13. I tried it out on three kids 9-13, and they actually asked to keep listening. Mary Ann Shadd Cary would have fit in to the time travel plot nicely, but overall it’s not bad. <br />#19thamendment
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30/08/2020
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<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/448618424">She the People: Votes for Women // Smithsonian Channel</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/andiawinslow">Andia Winslow</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
How to DO something
Some *participatory* projects to honor and commemorate the women who fought for freedom: <br /><br />First, obviously: vote, register voters, and if you can, work the polls: <a href="workelections.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">workelections.com</a> <br /><br />Second, transcribe! <span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"> </span>
<div class="css-1dbjc4n r-xoduu5"><span class="r-18u37iz"><a href="https://twitter.com/Crowd_LOC" dir="ltr" class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-xfsgu1 r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">@Crowd_LOC </a></span>makes it easy, anytime.</div>
<br />Looks like Mary Church Terrell & Anna Dickinson’s papers are mostly complete, but still lots of NAWSA records need transcribing, and much Blackwell family material. <a href="https://crowd.loc.gov/topics/suffrage-women-fight-for-the-vote/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://crowd.loc.gov/topics/suffrage-women-fight-for-the-vote/</a> <br /><br />Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/Laura_R_Prieto" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@Laura_R_Prieto</a> for suffrage transcribe-a-thons & wikipedia-edit-a-thons. I learned how to edit on Wikipedia thanks to Laura and the team at Simmons, and it’s an empowering tool. Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/CCP_org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@CCP_org</a> for #DouglassDay transcription and other digital activism. <br /><br />Lastly, pay your respects. I had a lot of fun helping @womenthevotenys map the gravesites of suffragists and other women activists in New York. Visit Election Day or any day - it’s a covid-safe outdoor activity! <a href="https://www.womenandthevotenys.com/map" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.womenandthevotenys.com/map</a>
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31/08/2020
Book review
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Hi, my name is Ezra, and I’m reviewing the book Finish the Fight, by Veronica Chambers and the staff of the New York Times. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Not all women could vote before 1920, when the 19th amendment was ratified. In 1848, the Seneca Falls convention happened in Seneca Falls, New York. This was a convention where suffragists from all different walks of life met to discuss the inequality of being a woman. You were property to your husband, and in all different types of situations you were less than. I'm going to be talking a little bit about some of the suffragists who helped get women the right to vote. I have gotten all of this research from the book <strong>Finish the Fight</strong>, by Veronica Chambers and reporters at the New York Times. <br /><br />One of the reasons I really like this book is because it talks about a lot of the details of the suffrage movement you wouldn't usually learn. One thing I learned about was how women got the message of a suffrage movement out. How do you spread a message? Today, it's simple. Send a text, tweet, or any other type of communication. But back in the 19th century, there was no tv, radio or internet. If suffragists wanted to start rallying, and building a community, they would need a way to spread a message. So Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, a notable African American suffragist, started a newspaper named The Woman’s Era, that would go through different cities and towns and spread the word to people. Another thing I learned after reading the book was that Native women were the example of a good society where men and women were treated equally. Women’s opinions were valued, and had a say in what happened in their tribes. This was a really good book for all audiences, kids and adults alike. With wonderful illustrations, greatly written information, this is a 10 out of 10. Thanks for watching!</span></p>
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June 24, 2021