The Complex History of the Women’s Suffrage Movement

Wrapping up The Woman's Hour and our talk with author, Elaine Weiss, I wanted to bring this article to the forefront as I, as well as others in class, felt as if questions remain unanswered and some narratives were left with more to be desired. Culture reporter, Jennifer Schuessler, follows the story behind three telling exhibitions - "Shall Not Be Denied: Women Fight for the Vote," "Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence," and "Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote" - to capture the tumultuous, multi-dimensional history of Women's Suffrage in America. She constantly refers to it as a "piece-meal," a theme of painful progression discussed repeatedly in class, especially compared to the vastly blanketed, quickly covered topics of our high school US History classes. 

Where we may feel like Weiss had merely skimmed the surface of non-white voices, offering an initial starting point to their stories, The Complex History of Women's Suffrage Movement actually highlights a few of those interesting figures (and new ones!) with some awesome visual references and also provides helpful links to learn more.