[Lwvcnmtopics] Celebrating 100 years of the Vote

[kwentworth17 at comcast.net]

*	Sunday (today) - Presentation by Dr. Sylvia Ramos Cruz sponsored by
the Albuquerque Historical Society at 2 pm 

 

"They Won the Vote! : Suffrage and Suffragists in New Mexico"

 

On Sunday, August 23, 2020 at 2:00 pm, Dr. Sylvia Ramos Cruz, will give a
presentation on the campaign for woman suffrage in New Mexico which is rich
and deep. But, as with other aspects of women's lives, most of their
stories-political, economic, social-are not found in history books. They are
still being unearthed in family lore, memoirs, songs, newspapers, and a few
precious, oft-quoted scholarly works.
<https://www.albuqhistsoc.org/programs/ahs-2020-2021-programs/they-won-the-v
ote-suffrage-and-suffragists-in-new-mexico/> Read More. The presentation
will be live-streamed on the Albuquerque Historical Society's
<https://www.facebook.com/Albuquerque-Historical-Society-337876909649053/>
Facebook Page. It will also be available there later.

 

 

*	Wednesday - Virtual celebration of the women's vote
centennial/ratification of the 19th Amendment, 4-7 pm on GOV TV, Ch. 16

 

The celebration will create a tapestry of women standing together, showing
the strength and power of their vote. An 18-year-old woman from each of NM's
counties will speak the first year they are permitted to vote along with a
woman from each of the 50 states and D.C. briefly stating why they vote. One
Native American, one Black, one Hispanic, and one White woman will share
their history about the struggle to vote accompanied by songs from those
cultures. Other performance pieces will honor the women's vote. The program
includes brief remarks by some NM women leaders--including Governor Lujan
Grisham, SOS Toulouse Oliver, Supreme Court Justice Nakamura, Congresswomen
Deb Haaland and Xochitl Torres Small. A new program that will help survivors
of domestic violence access low interest loans will be launched. Martha Burk
will speak on Economics, Women and the Power of Voting, and Olivia Friedman
will read excerpts from her book  2020 and Beyond, The Next Steps for Women.


 

Links to Join the Event:  

 <https://youtu.be/sA4mqaSChFo> https://youtu.be/sA4mqaSChFo  

 <https://www.facebook.com/events/2433123916980590/>
https://www.facebook.com/events/2433123916980590/

 

Yours in celebration,

Jeanne (Logsdon)

LWVCNM Centennial Celebrations Committee

 

 

 

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