[Lwvcnmtopics] Fwd: NM'Centennial Celebrations events

Wed Aug 26 12:26:09 MDT 2020

Yes, Karen, the article was very well put.

Linda Adcox-Kimmel

On Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 9:30 AM Karen Douglas <ug90t16 at unmalumni.com> wrote:

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> From: Meredith Machen <mermachen at cybermesa.com>
> Date: Sun, Aug 23, 2020 at 4:51 PM
> Subject: NM'Centennial Celebrations events
> To: Jeanne Logsdon <jlogsdon at unm.edu>, Sonia Lersten <
> sonialersten at yahoo.com>, <gege at gegewinton.com>, <mesmithford1416 at gmail.com>,
> Carol Tucker Trelease <caroltt at aol.com>, Judith Binder <bjudy at unm.edu>, <
> jan_str at msn.com>, <skswede at gmail.com>, Sharon Moynahan <smoynaha at unm.edu>,
> <mcdowelltwyla7 at icloud.com>, <apbenning at hotmail.com>, <
> benjaminmackey65 at gmail.com>, <jkblair at swcp.com>, <t3wilson at aol.com>,
> Diane Goldfarb <dgoldfarb1 at comcast.net>, <lindseyritscher at gmail.com>, <
> lmdesaul at aol.com>, Mary Mulvany <mmulv at comcast.net>, Rachel Lund <
> rachel.t.lund at gmail.com>, Denise Blood <dc1jacobs at yahoo.com>, Crisis
> Letherer <crissihl at gmail.com>, <kimmel.linda9 at gmail.com>, <
> rfc.2010 at hotmail.com>, Cc: Karen Wentworth <kwentworth17 at comcast.net>,
> Vivian Skadron <vskadron at gmail.com>, atarghetta <atarghetta at comcast.net>,
> Donna <djrigano at swcp.com>, Sandra West <sawest.aka.sandra at gmail.com>, <
> janbann at comcast.net>, <sprichardson at comcast.net>
> Cc: Karen Douglas <ug90t16 at unmalumni.com>, Karen McDaniel Wentworth <
> KWentworth17 at comcast.net>, Martinez, Valerie, DCA <
> Valerie.Martinez at state.nm.us>, Michelle Quisenberry <micaela at nmhum.org>,
> Kenn Watt <programs at nmhum.org>, Leaders <leaders at lwvnm.org>
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> Thank you, LWVCNM, for your magnificent work on the women’s vote
> centennial and getting out the vote!
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> We had 72 cars in the Santa Fe Suffrage Centennial Car Parade today
> including several state and local officials.
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> Congrats on your terrific ad. I will share it along with Karen Douglas’s
> letter to the editor about NM’s history with the National Women’s History
> Alliance.
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> Note in their weekly Centennial Update attached that LWVCNM is listed as
> a resource for info along with LWVNM, the National Hispanic Cultural
> Center, and NM Humanities Council.
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> Please also note that there is a link to LWVNM elections information on
> https://www.cabq.gov/culturalservices/the-womens-vote
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> Meredith Machen
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> League of Women Voters of New Mexico
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> 505-577-6337 c
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> projects at lwvnm.org
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> meredith.machen at gmail.com
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> *Empowering Voters** - Defending Democracy*
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> *From:* Jeanne Logsdon [mailto:jlogsdon at unm.edu]
> *Sent**:* Sunday, August 23, 2020 11:16 AM
> *To:* Sonia Lersten; gege at gegewinton.com; mesmithford1416 at gmail.com;
> Carol Tucker Trelease; Judith Binder; jan_str at msn.com; skswede at gmail.com;
> Sharon Moynahan; mcdowelltwyla7 at icloud.com; apbenning at hotmail.com;
> benjaminmackey65 at gmail.com; jkblair at swcp.com; t3wilson at aol.com; 'Diane
> Goldfarb'; lindseyritscher at gmail.com; lmdesaul at aol.com; 'Mary Mulvany';
> Rachel Lund; Meredith Machen; Denise Blood; Crisis Letherer;
> kimmel.linda9 at gmail.com; rfc.2010 at hotmail.com; Cc: Karen Wentworth;
> Vivian Skadron; atarghetta; Donna; Sandra West; janbann at comcast.net;
> sprichardson at comcast.net
> *Cc:* Karen Douglas; Karen McDaniel Wentworth
> *Subject:* Albq ad and other local Centennial Celebrations events
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> In case you missed it, I am attaching a copy of the LWVCNM ad that
> appeared in the Albuquerque Journal this morning on p. A9. The ad is a
> half- page so the attachment is not to scale. It is easier to read the
> timeline events in the paper. We weren’t able to find headlines or an
> article from an August 1920 Journal edition so the Journal put in some
> stock suffrage photos. I hope you like the ad.
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> Reminders about other events this week:
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> Ø  *Sunday** (today) – Suffrage car parade from 2 to 3 in Santa Fe,
> sponsored by LWVSF.*
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> Directions: Meet in PERA parking lot across from Capitol before 2 pm
> sharp. Proceed north on Santa Fe Trail toward Plaza. Take right on San
> Francisco, left on Cathedral Place, left on Palace, right on Washington St,
> left on Marcy, passing City Hall, left at Federal Court Building, left on
> Grant Ave passing Santa Fe County Headquarters on right (Grant and Catron)
> and Nina Otero-Warren’s House at 135 Grant. Honk twice and then wend your
> way back home.
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> Ø  *Sunday** (today) – Presentation by Dr. Sylvia Ramos Cruz sponsored by
> the Albuquerque Historical Society at 2 pm *
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> “They Won the Vote! : Suffrage and Suffragists in New Mexico”
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> 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. *Read More*
> <https://www.albuqhistsoc.org/programs/ahs-2020-2021-programs/they-won-the-vote-suffrage-and-suffragists-in-new-mexico/>.
> The presentation will be live-streamed on the Albuquerque Historical
> Society’s *Facebook Page*
> <https://www.facebook.com/Albuquerque-Historical-Society-337876909649053/>
> .
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> Ø  *Wednesday** – Virtual celebration of the women’s vote
> centennial/ratification of the 19th Amendment, 4-7 pm on GOV TV, Ch. 16*
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> 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*.
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> Links to Join the Event:
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> https://youtu.be/sA4mqaSChFo
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> https://www.facebook.com/events/2433123916980590/
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> Yours in celebration,
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> Jeanne (Logsdon)
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> LWVCNM Centennial Celebrations Committee
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> --
> *Karen M. Douglas*
> *3rd Vice President/Program*
> *League of Women Voters of Central New Mexico (LWVCNM) *
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