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September 2020
The Fight for a Livable Wage – 2020 Community Discussion Series – Session 3
The fight for “Equal Pay for Equal Work” was a cause championed by American Suffragists starting in the 1850s. What can be done today to promote employee equity regardless of sexual orientation, gender, age, race, or ethnicity? The social ramifications of pay in-equity are brought to the forefront during the current public health emergency, especially for workers in service industries disproportionately impacting women. The growing numbers of working poor who work multiple jobs, with no health benefits, sick days, or…
Find out more »October 2020
Quaker Women in Colonial New England
Explore the lives of Quaker women in Colonial New England and the roles they played within the Society of Friends. Ms. Cazden will use her intensive research on Abigail Allen of Westport as a path to understanding the rights and responsibilities of local Quaker women. This event will take place via Zoom. Register link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMlcuGrrTIiE9FkrozMxsFeanR_JjH7zkUw
Find out more »Little Compton’s 19th-Century Women
Immigrants, emigrants, and summer colonists add their voices to our local women’s history. Ms. O’Toole will share the personal histories of local women as a way to explore major 19th-century developments. This event will take place via Zoom. Register link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrdeCoqDsqE92aDPuMDA3BIAk0O3YYiu3q
Find out more »Archiving 101 Workshop
RI STATE ARCHIVES and the RI COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES present a free workshop to build archiving capacity in age of virtual programs. About this Event Thank you for joining the XIX: Shall Not Be Denied Initiative and carrying on with creativity and flexibility during the time of COVID-19. While programs related to the centennial of the 19th Amendment will be extended to March 2021, we’d like to take a moment to look back on what we’ve achieved together, the…
Find out more »Long Rhode to the Vote: Suffrage Centennial Lecture Series – Hilary Levey Friedman
In 2020 we celebrate two monumental events in American history: the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, granting American women the right to vote, and the 150th anniversary of the 15th Amendment that at least nominally enfranchised African American men. To mark the occasion, URI is planning a yearlong virtual series. Scheduled speakers include: Kenneth Florey, one of the United States’ foremost collectors of women’s suffrage memorabilia; scholar and award-winning author Martha Jones, professor at Johns Hopkins…
Find out more »November 2020
Long Rhode to the Vote: Suffrage Centennial Lecture Series – Kathleen McIntyre
In 2020 we celebrate two monumental events in American history: the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, granting American women the right to vote, and the 150th anniversary of the 15th Amendment that at least nominally enfranchised African American men. To mark the occasion, URI is planning a yearlong virtual series. Scheduled speakers include: Kenneth Florey, one of the United States’ foremost collectors of women’s suffrage memorabilia; scholar and award-winning author Martha Jones, professor at Johns Hopkins…
Find out more »Long Rhode to the Vote: Suffrage Centennial Lecture Series – Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea
In 2020 we celebrate two monumental events in American history: the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, granting American women the right to vote, and the 150th anniversary of the 15th Amendment that at least nominally enfranchised African American men. To mark the occasion, URI is planning a yearlong virtual series. Scheduled speakers include: Kenneth Florey, one of the United States’ foremost collectors of women’s suffrage memorabilia; scholar and award-winning author Martha Jones, professor at Johns Hopkins…
Find out more »February 2021
Archiving 102 Workshop
The work XIX: Shall Not Be Denied partners are doing now would not have been possible without the archiving and documentation efforts of those who came before us. In that spirit, the Rhode Island State Archives, is offering a second workshop focused on documenting the work of the past year. This session could also help expand your organization’s capacity for documenting and telling your story as well as for future partnerships. We encourage all organizations that have participated in XIX: Shall…
Find out more »Why it Matters – A Panel Conversation about Civic and Electoral Engagement in the 2020 Election and Beyond
Join the RI Department of State for a virtual panel discussion on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 4:30-6:00 pm. Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea will moderate with panelists Rev. Justin R. Lester of the Congdon Street Baptist Church, Central Falls Councilman Franklin Solano, and Artist Nafis White. Click here to register for the event.
Find out more »Getting Out the Vote
Feb. 25: Getting Out the Vote—R.I. Rep. Justine Caldwell, D-East Greenwich, veteran campaign strategist Kate Coyne-McCoy, and political scientist Stella Rouse will evaluate the legacy of the 19th Amendment by discussing contemporary initiatives to empower not only women but also millennials and Latinos in politics
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