culture, and society. It has been observed annually in the month of March in the United
States since 1987.
Women’s History Month seeks to celebrate women’s achievements and promote women's equality.
AMERICAN WOMEN and the VOTE - Photographic Exhibit by the U. S. Embassy Public Affairs Office
U.S. Women’s Suffrage Centennial - March 2022 at American Corner Trieste.
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| Baby Suffragette At Women's Rights Parade - New York City 1912. Photo taken May 6, 1912. |
In 2020, the U.S.
celebrated the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment
and women’s constitutional right to vote. Approved by the Senate on June 4,
1919, and ratified in August 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution marked one stage in women's long fight for political
equality.
March Photographic exhibit:
This exhibit presents a selection of historical photographs that the
U.S. Library of Congress collected to commemorate the Women’s Suffrage
Centennial 1920-2020).
The full “Shall Not Be Denied” exhibit is available at https://www.loc.gov/exhibitions/women-fight-for-the-vote/about-this-exhibition/
March 15, 10 am - Documentary - Perfect 36. When Women Won the Vote (Also available online on eLibraryUSA - Kanopy. Request your password today).
March 29, 10 am - Film - Iron Jawed Angels (2004) with Hilary Swank, Anjelica Huston, Margo Martindale.
Defiant young activists take the women's suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote.
