Dover DE – The Delaware Public Archives will be having a free presentation on Saturday March 7, 2020 on “Delaware’s Struggle for Women’s Right to Vote”. The presenters are Dr. Anne Boylan and Emily Green.
During the spring of 1920, all political eyes were on Delaware. The General Assembly was meeting in special session to consider ratifying the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women’s constitutional right to vote. Thirty-five states had ratified; only one more was needed. In this struggle, women experienced a formidable and surprising foe; other women. Nowhere is that more evident than in Delaware, where a massive battle to be the last state to ratify the amendment took place. On June 2, 1920 The Women’s Committee of Delaware Opposed to Women’s Suffrage effectively lobbied the state legislature who voted down the amendment. Anne Boylan and Emily Green will share the stage to discuss both the suffrage and anti-suffrage movements that were active in the First State.
This program is free to the public and no reservation is required unless otherwise noted. For more information contact Tom Summers (302) 744-5047 or email thomas.summers@delaware.gov. The Delaware Public Archives is located at 121 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. N. – Dover, DE 19901
Weather – Should this program be cancelled due to weather, it will be announced on our website. archives.delaware.gov
