Can They Do It? Divisions on the Road to the 19th Amendment

Join Allison K. Lange, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Corinne T. Field, University of Virginia; Minisha Sinha, University of Connecticut; and Barbara F. Berenson for a discussion of divisions along the road to women's suffrage. The women’s suffrage movement was not always a cohesive or inclusive space for everyone who fought for the vote, nor did the Nineteenth Amendment bring about political enfranchisement for all women. Conflicts around political philosophy, campaign tactics, and most notably, issues of race, led to a movement that was deeply fractured. Our panel will further examine the divisions inherent in the movement and will look at how other social reform activists have historically struggled with coalition building and intersectionality.

This program is made possible through the co-sponsorship of the Greater Boston Women's Vote Centennial (presented by Mayor Walsh's Office of Women's Advancement).