Lucy Stone
Lucy Stone tried hard to bridge the gap between pro- and anti-15th Amdt camps. She argued for a middle path that would support Black men’s enfranchisement now, and commit to an immediate campaign for a 16th Amdt for women. But after years of debate, the split had grown too deep. <br /><br />The 15th A supporters wanted fealty to the superior importance of Black male suffrage, full stop. So they were stuck: Stanton & Anthony insisted women’s votes be part of Reconstruction, Stephen Foster (a white abolitionist) and Frederick Douglass insisted they would have to wait.<br /><br />Forced to choose, Lucy Stone supported the 15th A on its own merits: “ I will be thankful in my soul if _any_ body can get out of this terrible pit.“ This conflict is described vividly and insightfully by @<a href="https://twitter.com/EllenDubois10" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">EllenDubois10</a> in Feminism and Suffrage & Faye Dudden in Fighting Chance.
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24/10/2019
Notable American Women
I got my own set of Notable American Women! I endeavor to post daily using books already in my home or at my library, + online wonders fr @<a href="https://twitter.com/librarycongress" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">librarycongress</a> & more. But for basic biographical info, NAW is accurate & detailed. Eleanor Flexner wrote many of the suffragist entries. <span>And the Harriet Tubman entry is by John Hope Franklin!</span>
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26/10/2019
You want this book
It's getting late in NYC, so for today's post I will simply point to one of the most satisfying new resources of this centennial year. 👇The @<a href="https://twitter.com/smithsoniannpg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">smithsoniannpg</a> exhibit closes Jan 5 - go to DC if you can! Regardless, this gorgeous book is what you want for Xmas/Hanukah/Kwanzaa/bday.Â
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Marking the centenary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, the "Votes for Women" catalogue that accompanies our exhibition is the first richly illustrated book to reveal the history and complexity of the national suffrage movement. <a href="https://t.co/x0PLw4UwOT">https://t.co/x0PLw4UwOT</a> <a href="https://t.co/Su1qVbanCb">pic.twitter.com/Su1qVbanCb</a></p>
— National Portrait Gallery (@smithsoniannpg) <a href="https://twitter.com/smithsoniannpg/status/1168228035931365377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 1, 2019</a></blockquote>
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28/10/2019
The American v. The National
When the dust settled, there were two competing organizations, the American Woman Suffrage Assoc. & the National. Some of the differences were apparent immediately, others evolved over time. To keep track, I made a <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YHGgrAM1S16DFCZWdCXeWSDaZDsdvFapL4g_n86aUJc/edit" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">chart</a>. It's open for edits & additions: <br /><br /><iframe width="100%" height="650" src="https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSn7N1_HQ7Yaz1U6uDI6eSN00AnLkLQDTDIKo310k4CUvWKJuOZtlR6CKc-Al_1rNqhj6PyKQ1HRvk_/pub?embedded=true"></iframe>
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31/10/2019
There's a lot of stuff on the world wide web
Way down the rabbit hole tonight. Memphis cartes de visites circa 1880s, many from a Gebhardt Studios on Beale Street that had both black & white patrons. A whole cache on Flickr, lovingly annotated circa 2015 by someone I can't identify in real life. <br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/51992558@N00/albums/72157638797992446" title="old Memphis cartes de visite, cabinet cards, and other old image types"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/2868/11437684054_d7d86c6b78_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="old Memphis cartes de visite, cabinet cards, and other old image types" /></a><br /><br /><br />Rev. Benjamin Imes, Ida B Wells's minister: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/51992558@N00/16703997882/in/album-72157638797992446/" title="1880s photo of Rev. Benjamin A. Imes, Memphis, Tennessee"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/8663/16703997882_5f1c87230e_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="1880s photo of Rev. Benjamin A. Imes, Memphis, Tennessee" /></a>
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22/11/2019
The best-looking suffrage website
A gift! Take a few minutes today to click through the objects in this gorgeous website: <br /><br /><a href="https://votesforwomen.cliohistory.org/19objects">votesforwomen.cliohistory.org</a>
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24/12/2019
Voting rights today
IHO the beginning of our centennial year, a quick spotlight on PRO-voting, anti-suppression tools. While some states are making it harder to vote, these are ways to EXPAND access to the ballot - and they're growing! See end for how to bring these tools to your state. <br /><br />Early vote! 39 states let you vote before Election Day - some as early as 45 days in advance, some just a week or so. Early voting not only gives you more opportunity to vote, it gives you more time to correct or contest errors that could impede you. <br /><br />Vote by mail 28 states will mail you a ballot if you ask, no explanation required. 5 states vote ENTIRELY by mail. In CO, WA, OR & now UT & HI every registered voter automatically gets a ballot. Hawaii has been dead last in voter turnout for years - let's see what happens! <br /><br />Same-day registration 21 states let you register ON Election Day. The rest close registration as early as 30 or as late as 8 days before the election. Why 30-days? Well, you (used to) need time to mail each polling place a new print-out of the voter roll! <br /><br />Automatic registration Federal law requires states to sync voter registration with driver licensing. Some states do a good job updating voter rolls when you move or change your name; others not. In some states agencies like health or housing services can register you too. <br /><br />Teen pre-registration 14 states allow teens to pre-register as young as 16. There's evidence that early participation 👉 lifetime higher participation. Almost every other state lets you register before you turn 18 if you will be 18 by Election Day. <br /><br />Restoration of rights VT & ME never take away your right to vote when you’re convicted. 10 states take it away forever for all or some crimes. The rest are somewhere in between. Incarceration is the punishment, loss of citizenship shouldn’t be. <a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/criminal-disenfranchisement-laws-across-united-states" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">See here.</a><br /><br />RCV, FRV & other acronyms So many creative things states can do to make your vote easier to cast and more equal: ranked choice voting and fair representation voting are exciting ways to get better, more representative results. See @<a href="https://twitter.com/fairvote" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">FairVote</a> for these & other ideas. <br /><br />National Popular Vote Compact: We are closer than you think to a plan that would nullify the power of the Electoral College. It's good for both parties and all people. Ask @<a href="https://twitter.com/jessewegman" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">JesseWegman</a> - he’ll tell you. <a href="https://www.commoncause.org/our-work/voting-and-elections/national-popular-vote/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Read more 👇</a><br /><br />I hope I’ve convinced you there’s reason for optimism in expanding our access to the ballot. Many terrific groups are working on this, inc. @<a href="https://twitter.com/LawyersComm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">LawyersComm</a>, @<a href="https://twitter.com/BrennanCenter" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">BrennanCenter</a>, @<a href="https://twitter.com/CommonCause" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CommonCause</a> Find out what advances your state could add and take action! #Suffrage100
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01/01/2020
Book reviews
Treat yourself to @<a href="https://twitter.com/cncep" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">cncep’s</a> <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/07/08/the-imperfect-unfinished-work-of-womens-suffrage" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">review of recent suffrage books</a>👇 <br /><br />@DailySuffragist readers know how great @<a href="https://twitter.com/Swagner711" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">swagner711</a>’s anthology is, and Susan Ware’s collection of objects. I’m saving Elaine Weiss’ @<a href="https://twitter.com/efweiss5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">efweiss5</a> page-turner for this summer, but you can read ahead!Â
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12/01/2020
Nobody gave us anything [live-tweet]
Janice Ruth opens by reminding that we weren't _given_ the vote, we fought for it. #Suffrage100 #WomensVote #CenturyofStruggle
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Library of Congress: Shall Not Be Denied - Curator: Janice Ruth <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WomensVote100?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WomensVote100</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TOHOdc?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TOHOdc</a> <a href="https://t.co/cGyNZYraIR">pic.twitter.com/cGyNZYraIR</a></p>
— A Tour Of Her Own (@atourofherown) <a href="https://twitter.com/atourofherown/status/1265784023076438020?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 27, 2020</a></blockquote>
<br /><br />.8% of our National Portraits at @<a href="https://twitter.com/smithsoniannpg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">smithsoniannpg</a> are images of women - that was @<a href="https://twitter.com/kate_c_lemay" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">kate_c_lemay's</a> starting point. So she borrowed from other institutions, to great effect! <br /><br />Folks who are obsessed can <a href="https://crowd.loc.gov/topics/suffrage-women-fight-for-the-vote/">transcribe suffrage mater</a>ial for inclusion in the @<a href="https://twitter.com/librarycongress" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">librarycongress</a>! Maybe when my year of @DailySuffragist is over... <br /><br />Favorite items from each curator's exhibit: @kate_c_lemay picks this gorgeous portrait of #IdaBWells and shares the intention behind Ida's choice of a female photographer. <br /><br />How many times have you been in a major exhibition that was all about women? Even half about women? @kate_c_lemay <br /><br />Thank you @<a href="https://twitter.com/BerksConference" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">BerksConference</a> @<a href="https://twitter.com/WomensVote100" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WomensVote100</a> @<a href="https://twitter.com/marthasjones_" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">marthasjones_</a> and Senator Mikulski for tonight's panel.
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27/05/2020
Zinn Ed mini-course
Ursula Wolfe-Rocca live tweets @<a href="https://twitter.com/marthasjones_" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">marthasjones_</a>! A nice synopsis of what sounds like a fantastic session on citizenship, sovereignty, and voting rights. Until you can watch the whole thing, read on . . .<br /><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr">It's my last day of “school” for the 2019-2020 year. Before I pack up my room, there is no place I would rather be than with <a href="https://twitter.com/ZinnEdProject?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ZinnEdProject</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/marthasjones_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@marthasjones_</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/DrTMP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DrTMP</a>, talking about Reconstruction, Black women, “borders of belonging” & the vote! <a href="https://t.co/VjpIYP6nek">https://t.co/VjpIYP6nek</a></p>
— Ursula Wolfe-Rocca (@LadyOfSardines) <a href="https://twitter.com/LadyOfSardines/status/1271502473857888256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 12, 2020</a></blockquote>
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12/06/2020