Suffrage 100: A Centennial Celebration
Channel: Mechanics' Institute
Date: 27/08/2020

This day commemorates the 72-year struggle of American Suffragists and their supporters around the world: from the first convention in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848, to the women who marched, protested and were incarcerated, and finally to the ratification of the 19th Amendment and women’s right to vote in the United States in 1920.

This culminating program, WOMEN IN POLITICS TODAY: A PROGRESS REPORT celebrates our current leaders and representatives and features Congresswoman Jackie Speier, California Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis, Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan, Aimee Allison, Founder and President of She the People, Marisa Lagos, KQED Political Correspondent, Alison Goh, President of the League of Women Voters of San Francisco, plus journalist Elaine Elinson and Suffrage historian Jennifer Helton. Distinguished guests offer perspectives from their engagement in government and civic work, talk about their inspirations and aspirations, and how women can lead our country and preserve democratic values--from community organizing to running for congress.

The series on the history of the Suffrage Movement and its impact today is cosponsored by the Mechanics’ Institute and the League of Women Voters, San Francisco. This program is a non-partisan event.