"Truly enlightening!" ""Wonderful trip through time." "Fascinating snapshot of the true women's rights leaders." These are just a few of the comments written by visitors to the woman's suffrage exhibit recently hosted by the Union Museum of History and Art. Sarah Terry wrote, "It was awesome to be able to show my two girls what it took for them to have the rights they do today. Well done!"
The traveling exhibit from Southeastern Louisiana University celebrated the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting women the right to vote. "Determined to Rise: The Woman's Suffrage Movement in Louisiana" ran from August 3 to 14 and featured colorful banners describing the events leading up to the passage of the voting rights amendment and subsequent women's issues, a video about woman's suffrage including African-American women, and a suffragist costume. Additional 1920s-era costumes were loaned by the South Arkansas Arts Center in El Dorado.
The exhibit was developed with grant support from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (LEH) Rebirth grant program.
The traveling exhibit from Southeastern Louisiana University celebrated the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting women the right to vote. "Determined to Rise: The Woman's Suffrage Movement in Louisiana" ran from August 3 to 14 and featured colorful banners describing the events leading up to the passage of the voting rights amendment and subsequent women's issues, a video about woman's suffrage including African-American women, and a suffragist costume. Additional 1920s-era costumes were loaned by the South Arkansas Arts Center in El Dorado.
The exhibit was developed with grant support from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (LEH) Rebirth grant program.
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