Virtual exhibit honors history of women’s suffrage in Arkansas
The 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture (CAHC) is leading a team effort to commemorate a pivotal moment in women鈥檚 plight to secure the vote. Part of that effort is a new ,鈥� which opened on February 7, 2017.
The exhibit, , features essays on topics such as the interplay of the temperance and suffrage movements, the evolution of women鈥檚 fashion at the turn of the 20th century, arguments from anti-suffragists, and an extensive media gallery including historic documents and photographs depicting the women鈥檚 suffrage movement in Arkansas.
February 2017 marks 100 years since Arkansas gave women the right to vote with the passage of primary suffrage, three years before the US passed the 19th Amendment. Official events for the centennial project, which will be celebrated from 2017-2020 will also be included in the exhibit.
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The virtual exhibit is supported in part by a grant from the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Department of Arkansas Heritage.
The virtual exhibit is part of the Arkansas Women鈥檚 Suffrage Centennial Project (AWSCP). This project commemorates the 100th anniversary of the right to vote for women in Arkansas by promoting events, encouraging research and education programs related to women鈥檚 suffrage, and helping to preserve the history of women鈥檚 suffrage within the state. The project steering committee includes representatives from the Arkansas Secretary of State’s office, the Arkansas State Archives, the Arkansas Women’s History Institute, the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture, the Old State House Museum, and the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History.