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Topic: Women Suffrage
Friday, February 7th, 2020 is the firm deadline for becoming part of Clarksville’s celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Woman Suffrage. Purchases may be made at www.brickmarkersusa.com/donors/cmh.html «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Arts and Leisure | No Comments
Celebrating a Tennessee Triumph: New monument to honor Clarksville’s suffragists
The women who joined the league that afternoon spent the next six years facing ridicule and threats of violence in the pursuit of their goal – earning women the right to vote. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Arts and Leisure | No Comments
Clarksville meeting for Woman Suffrage Centennial Celebrations plans set August 29th
Join us for an informational meeting at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library at 5:30pm on Thursday, August 29th, 2019 to learn more and find out how you can participate in plans for commemorating the role this community played in the Amendment’s ratification ![]() Clarksville Woman Suffrage Centennial Celebrations information meeting to be held at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library on August 29th. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Events | No Comments
Votes for Women 100th Anniversary CommemorationVotes for Women Memories Wanted
Do you know family or community stories of events or individuals involved in this major social and political change? A story about that first vote your grandmother or her mother cast? What people thought would change once women voted? What did change? They are valuable memories that deserve to be preserved and without delay. ![]() Clarksville Women’s Suffrage. Constance Rudolph, in dark suit, front row, right, is the only person identified. (Montgomery County Archives) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Local women to address women’s suffrage celebrationCindy Pitts, motivational speaker, leads list of esteemed speakers for Women Suffrage 88th Anniversary Commemoration Clarksville Women for Obama will mark the 88th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, which gave American women the right to vote , with a commemoration program on Friday, September 26, at 7 PM at the Montgomery County Democratic Party headquarters, 534 Madison Street. The program features a roster of local women speakers.
Cindy Pitts, motivational speaker and wife of State Representative Joe Pitts, will headline the anniversary commemoration. Other esteemed speakers joining this event are LaVerne Walker, Equal Opportunity Activist and Elizabeth Adamski of H.O.P.E. (Hispanic Organization for Progress and Education). The commemoration anniversary is open to the public. This event is the forerunner to the University of Mississippi Presidential Debate Watch Party. For more information, call 931-552-9076 or visit the website at: <www.ClarksvilleForObama.com> Refreshments will be served. Volunteer food and soft drink donations will be appreciated. |
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