“The Uses of Suffrage: Women, Politics, and Social Change since 1920″ – September 27 and 28
Catherine Rymph, Louise Noun, Charles Hawley
Mary Louise Smith (r) speaking with attendee
The conference highlighted the history of women’s political activism since winning the right to vote in 1920. Distinguished female politicians, activists, and scholars, including Minnette Doderer, Jane De Hart, Sara Evans, and Linder Kerber, spoke on the meaning and uses of suffrage. This was the last event attended by both of the Archives’ founders, Louise Noun and Mary Louise Smith.
