Virtual Commemoration of Suffrage 2020
The Montgomery County Commission for Women (CFW) will virtually commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote in the United States. In collaboration with many community partners and sponsors, the virtual event will feature special guest Robyn Muncy, Ph.D., author, guest curator of the National Archives exhibit, “Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote” and Professor of History at the University of Maryland. Dr. Muncy will be joined by Dr. DeRionne Pollard, president of Montgomery College.
This virtual event is targeted to all ages. All members of the public are invited to tune in on August 19, at 7:00 p.m. to learn more about previous suffrage efforts, and the role of civic activists in enlisting women’s participation in voting. Youth are highly encouraged to join and participate in this educational event.
Virtual Event Details
Thank you to everyone that assisted with our event on August 19. Did you miss the premiere? Not a problem! You can watch the video below.Featured Guests: Professor Robyn Muncy, Ph.D. and Dr. DeRionne Pollard, President of Montgomery College
Professor Robyn Muncy’s scholarship and teaching focus on women, social policy, social movements, and labor/working class history in 20th Century America. Her publications have analyzed the role of women in creating social reform in the U.S. She has made many media appearances, including PBS, and guest curated the exhibit at the National Archives in Washington D.C. titled “ Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote.” For a full biography, visit Dr. Muncy’s profile at the University of Maryland.
Dr. Muncy’s special presentation will cover the top three facts to remember about the suffrage movement. A brief discussion will follow with Dr. DeRionne Pollard, the president of Montgomery College.
Dr. Robyn Muncy
Professor of History, University of Maryland
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Dr. DeRionne Pollard
President, Montgomery College
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Thank You to Our Virtual Event Sponsors
Current Partners of the Commemoration of Suffrage 2020
- Montgomery County Library
- Montgomery County Friends of the Library
- Montgomery College
- Montgomery County Department of Planning
- Women’s Bar Association of Maryland and Maryland State Bar Association
- Montgomery County League of Women Voters
- Montgomery County Business and Professional Women
- Maryland Women’s Heritage Center
- National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR)
- Montgomery History
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Theta Omega Omega Chapter
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc
- Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. - Eta Pi Zeta Chapter
- Kate Campbell Stevenson
- Sandy Spring Museum
Resources from our Community Partners
- Montgomery County League of Women Voters, Article - “ League of Women Voters of Montgomery County Celebrates 100 Years”
- Montgomery Planning, video presentation about Maryland’s history of suffrage activism, the omission of women from state and local inventories of historic sites, and the complexity of commemorating a movement which left African American women behind - " Preserving Sites of Suffrage Activism"
- Montgomery History, Online Exhibition - “ The Path to Leadership: Montgomery County Women, Women’s Clubs, and Suffrage.”
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., - “ Battle for the Ballot: The Black Sorority That Faced Racism in the Suffrage Movement but Refused to Walk Away."
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc, article - “ The Day the Deltas Marched into History” (opinion article in The Washington Post about the sorority’s re-enactment of the participation in 2013).
Washington Times article from 1913 about the sorority’s participation in the suffrage march in 1913.
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Photos from the sorority’s re-enactment of the 1913 participation “Following in the Footsteps of our Founders” during the Centennial Celebration in 2013.
- Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. - Eta Pi Zeta Chapter, resource - “ Members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. who were in the suffragist movement.”
- Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. - Eta Pi Zeta Chapter, article - “ The Black Woman: Who Represents Her?”
Zeta Phi Beta Founders’ Dinner
Above are images of the founders: Arizona Cleaver Stemons, Pearl Anna Neal, Myrtle Tyler Faithful, Viola Tyler Goings, and Fannie Pettie Watts.
- Maryland Women’s Heritage Center, Suffrage Exhibit Panels: “ Valiant Maryland Women: The Fight For Suffrage”
- Maryland Women’s Heritage Center, “Valiant Maryland Women: The Fight For Suffrage” recorded presentation about suffrage leaders in Montgomery County
- National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Other Educational Resources
- National Park Service, “ Maryland and the 19 th Amendment”
- National Archives, “ Rightfully Hers: American Women and The Right to Vote”
- Smithsonian Virtual Exhibition, “ Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence”
- National Women’s History Museum, “ The Women Suffrage Movement
- National Women’s History Alliance, Publication: “ Women Win the Vote”
Have Questions About This Event?
- Contact Jodi Finkelstein, CFW Executive Director at jodi.finkelstein@mongtomerycountymd.gov or (240) 777-8333
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