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Votes for Women! A Centennial Celebration of the Women’s Suffrage Movement in America

August 12, 2020
National Women's Party Picketing White House

"Votes for Women! A Centennial Celebration of the Women's Suffrage Movement in America" is an exhibit now on display in the third floor atrium of the MSU Mitchell Memorial Library and is comprised of 11 poster sized panels detailing the history of the suffrage movement in American, specifically highlighting the movement in Mississippi.

This exhibit draws attention to the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution allowing women the right to vote, which will occur in August of this year. The exhibit is curated by Jenifer Ishee, Digital Archivist and Coordinator of the Digital Preservation and Access Unit, Mitchell Memorial Library. The accompanying online digital exhibit can be viewed at http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/votes-for-women---a-centennial/votes-for-women---a-centennial