This year marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment, which grants women the right to vote. Learn what local organizations are doing to mark the milestone. Guests are Catherine Magid with the League of Women Voters of the Piedmont Triad and Kathelene McCarty Smith, interim head of the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives at UNC Greensboro.
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1:33 - Our host Cecelia kicks off by introducing our guests for Women’s History Month, Katherine Magid from the Piedmont League of Women Voters and Kathelene McCarty Smith from UNC Greensboro’s Special Collections and University Archives.
2:35 - Cecelia asks Katherine to explain what the Piedmont League of Women’s Voters is doing to commemorate the 100th anniversary 19th Amendment. Katherine also offers some historical background about what the League of Women Voters has done over the years.
5:06 - Cecelia asks Kathelene what historical role UNCG played in the Women's Suffrage Movement, and how the University is honoring Women’s History Month currently. Kathelene emphasizes that UNCG has always brought in women with different perspectives and experiences, in order to expose students to new ideas, and dives into how WWI mobilization efforts fed into the suffrage movement.
8:15 - “These were certainly not shrinking violets, they were very serious, and continued to be after the war ended. ” - Kathelene, speaking about UNCG’s female students demonstrating and speaking out for their right to vote.
9:10 - Cecelia highlights Suffragette women, like Harriett Elliott from UNCG, from across Greensboro campuses. Katherine offers more detail about how the League of Women Voters is helping to identify a Suffragette from each college to honor, as well as honoring the League’s own Suffrage Woman, Gertude Wheel, who founded the League of Women Voters of North Carolina.
11:13 - Kathelene shares more about Harriett Elliott and the impact that she had on her students and the UNCG campus, and the many reasons why she is such an important figure in history.
12:45 - Cecelia asks how women are making history now, and who can be identified as some strong current female leaders. Katherine brings up the number of women candidates running for public office at every level and appreciates seeing women in politics. Kathelene mentions Alma Adams, who worked on the Greensboro City Council and was the 100th woman in congress, but also speaks to the students she interacts with at UNCG’s campus, and how these young women have truly created a vision and voice for themselves that includes leadership, equality, and strength.
16:08 - Cecelia asks her guests to detail some of the upcoming events and exhibits that are centered around Women’s History Month and the Suffrage Movement.
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