19th Amendment: Origins, History, and Legacy

We the People

National Constitution Center

News, News Commentary, History

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🗓️ 28 August 2020

⏱️ 56 minutes

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In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment on August 18th and its certification on the 26th—this episode dives into the story of the 19th Amendment from its roots among abolition and the Civil War and Reconstruction through its ratification, the fight for the Equal Rights Amendment, and beyond. 19th Amendment experts and historians Reva Siegel and Laura Free explain when and why the word “male” was first introduced into the Constitution, how the right to vote radically changed women’s position within the family, and how we can and should expand the our constitutional story to include the many diverse groups who advocated for suffrage. Learn more about the National Constitution Center’s new exhibit The 19th Amendment: How Women Won the Vote and check out its online interactive content here https://constitutioncenter.org/experience/exhibitions/feature-exhibitions/women-and-the-constitution-feature-exhibit Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org.

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0:36.3	I'm Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, and welcome
0:47.5	to We The People, a weekly show of constitutional debate.
0:51.4	The National Constitution Center is a nonpartisan nonprofit chartered by Congress
0:56.6	to increase awareness and understanding of the Constitution among the American people. This week marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment.
1:07.0	The National Constitution Center opened our amazing new exhibit,
1:10.0	the 19th Amendment, how women won the vote.
1:15.3	And at the Constitution Center and online you'll find interactives that show early drafts
1:20.6	of the 19th Amendment. You can hear the debates that took place in
1:24.8	Congress and the states and you can see the progress of ratification state by
1:29.4	state. In celebration of the exhibit and the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment,
1:34.2	today's special episode explores the history and purposes of the 19th Amendment
1:41.9	from its roots in the Civil War era through the women's
1:45.0	suffrage movement and its implications today. I'm so honored to be joined by
1:50.1	two of America's leading experts on the 19th Amendment, both of whom advised the
1:55.8	Constitution Center's new exhibit.
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