Women's suffrage

Yevonde: an introduction to the woman who pioneered colour photography

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Monday, April 24, 2023
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Its opening exhibition, Yevonde: Life and Colour, will be the most comprehensive to date on British photographer, Yevonde Middleton (1893-1975).

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  • Its opening exhibition, Yevonde: Life and Colour, will be the most comprehensive to date on British photographer, Yevonde Middleton (1893-1975).
  • Signing her work simply, Yevonde (though she also worked under “Madame Yevonde”), she was a celebrated portraitist, innovative colourist and advocate for women in the profession.
  • In the 1930s – against a tide of resistance – she championed the use of colour photography and was the first person in Britain to exhibit colour portraits.
  • In 1914, having just turned 21 – and with some funding from her family – she opened her first studio.

Colour photography and innovation

    • This reflected a widespread malaise in photographic portraiture, which was at that time stylistically confined to long-established conventions of black and white.
    • But it was with the advent of Vivex – a technically demanding process for colouring photographs – around 1930, that Yevonde’s breakthrough came, despite strong resistance to colour photography from within the profession and potential clients.
    • She declared that her priority was to use colour differently, to “produce a striking and original picture”.

Yevonde’s Goddesses Series

    • Yevonde’s most famous project – the Goddesses Series of 1935 – was inspired by a charity ball.
    • Each woman was furnished with props derived from Yevonde’s, sometimes whimsical, interpretation of their attributes.
    • For me, the series reveals both the extent and the limits of her pioneering spirit.
    • Most previous exhibitions have favoured Yevonde’s Goddesses Series.

The New York Women's Foundation, PowHer New York and League of Women Voters of NYC Combine Forces to Sponsor Mayoral Questionnaire Focused on Women's Issues

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Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Suffrage, Women's suffrage, Voting

To help inform voters, the three organizations distributed the questionnaire to all 2021 New York City mayoral candidates.

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  • To help inform voters, the three organizations distributed the questionnaire to all 2021 New York City mayoral candidates.
  • We want people to be informed about the issues and know where their mayoral candidates stand on each.
  • PowHer New York is an inclusive statewide network of individuals and organizations committed to attain economic equality for New York women and their families.
  • Founded in 1919, the League of Women Voters of the City of New York was an offshoot of the Women's Suffrage movement.

Federal Agencies Partner to Create Murals Celebrating Women's Suffrage Across the Country

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Thursday, October 29, 2020
Suffrage, Women's suffrage, Arts Midwest, First-wave feminism, Susan B. Anthony

Those are Arts Midwest, Mid-America Arts Alliance, Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, New England Foundation for the Arts, South Arts, and the Western States Arts Federation.

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  • Those are Arts Midwest, Mid-America Arts Alliance, Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, New England Foundation for the Arts, South Arts, and the Western States Arts Federation.
  • These six suffrage centennial murals are anticipated to be completed by the end of 2021.
  • The WSCC and the Arts Endowment are both committed to ensuring that suffrage history is celebrated beyond the 2020 centennial.
  • "The Arts Endowment is honored to work with the Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission to tell the story of the suffrage movement through public art.

Tonight's Nationwide Celebration of 100 Years of the 19th Amendment

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Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Suffrage, Women's suffrage, Constitution of the United States, The United States, American political philosophy

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On this day 100 years ago, the 19th Amendment was officially certified, securing women's right to vote in the U.S. Constitution.

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  • WASHINGTON, Aug. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On this day 100 years ago, the 19th Amendment was officially certified, securing women's right to vote in the U.S. Constitution.
  • Historical photographs, photos of buildings lit in purple and gold, and a full list of participants are available here .
  • The WSCC is also working with the Nationals to celebrate this historic anniversary, and the theme of tonight's game is "Women's Suffrage Centennial: 100 Years of the 19th Amendment."
  • The WSCC was created by Congress to coordinate the nationwide commemoration during the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which was officially signed into the U.S. Constitution on Aug. 26, 1920.

19th Amendment: Women Vote Stamp Commemorates Historic Suffrage Movement

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Friday, August 21, 2020
Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Women's suffrage in the United States, Women's suffrage, Seneca Falls Convention, Democratic rights, Social history, Feminism, Carrie Chapman Catt

Postal Service, 19th Amendment: Women Vote, commemorates the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote.

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  • Postal Service, 19th Amendment: Women Vote, commemorates the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote.
  • The stamp honors the suffrage movement and the people who carried it through to fruition.
  • In 1848, the U.S. women's suffrage movement coalesced in Seneca Falls, NY, where 300 women and men gathered for a two-day women's rights convention.
  • Designed by art director Ethel Kessler using art by Nancy Stahl, the stamp includes the words "Women Vote" and "19th Amendment" in shades of purple beneath the image.

USA TODAY Names “100 Women of the Century” to Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment

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Friday, August 14, 2020
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USA TODAY, part of Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), names 100 Women of the Century as part of its ongoing Women of the Century project to recognize the accomplishments of American women in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment.

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  • USA TODAY, part of Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), names 100 Women of the Century as part of its ongoing Women of the Century project to recognize the accomplishments of American women in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment.
  • USA TODAY selected 100 influential women for its national list, and USA TODAY NETWORK properties across the country recognized more than 500 notable women across every state, the District of Columbia and the inhabited U.S. territories.
  • This project began last year when we were brainstorming ways to recognize the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, said USA TODAY editor-in-chief Nicole Carroll.
  • To access USA TODAY NETWORKs full Women of the Century content, including in-depth, exclusive reporting on the 19th Amendment and womens suffrage, visit www.usatoday.com/womenofthecentury .

A Giant Step For American Women Beautifully Celebrated

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Thursday, March 5, 2020
Political law, Suffrage, Women's suffrage

It was one of the most significant peacetime events in American history.

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  • It was one of the most significant peacetime events in American history.
  • Since women got the right to vote America has never been the same.
  • Today, the majority of U.S. voters are women.
  • Important events have always been celebrated with medals and coins, and there are few events more important for American women than gaining the right to vote a century ago.

INTERMIX Partners with Sophia Bush and Rock the Vote to Register Voters for International Women’s Day

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Thursday, March 5, 2020
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This International Womens Day, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment, INTERMIX is partnering with Sophia Bush and Rock the Vote to stand up for equal representation and encourage women to vote.

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  • This International Womens Day, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment, INTERMIX is partnering with Sophia Bush and Rock the Vote to stand up for equal representation and encourage women to vote.
  • Launching today, text the word INTERMIX to 788-683, go to intermixonline.com , or visit any of their 32 boutiques to register to vote.
  • Were thrilled to be partnering with INTERMIX this International Womens Day to recognize 100 years of women's right to vote.
  • INTERMIX aims to empower and bring confidence to the lives of women each and every day through self-expression, says Rock the Vote President Carolyn DeWitt.

Robotti & 100WF Celebrate 100th Anniversary of Women's Right to Vote at the Berkshire Annual Meeting in May

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Monday, March 2, 2020
Finance, Economy of the United States, Money, Berkshire Hathaway, Women's suffrage, Warren Buffett, Suffrage

The theme is inspired directly by Warren Buffett, in honor of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment of the US Constitution, establishing women's right to vote.

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  • The theme is inspired directly by Warren Buffett, in honor of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment of the US Constitution, establishing women's right to vote.
  • This year, it should be noted, marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which guaranteed American women the right to have their voices heard in a voting booth.
  • "We are very excited to be partnering with 100 Women in Finance to celebrate the centennial anniversary of women's suffrage.
  • In addition to this women's event, Robotti also hosts an annual luncheon on the day of the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders' general meeting.

Accessible Archives Releases The National Standard: A Women's Suffrage and Temperance Journal

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Tuesday, October 8, 2019
First-wave feminism, Women's suffrage, Feminism, A Woman of the Century, Social history, Women's suffrage in the United States

MALVERN, Pa., Oct. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Accessible Archives, Inc., a digital publisher of full-text primary source historical collections, announces the release of Part VI: The National Standard: A Women's Suffrage and Temperance Journal to its Women's Suffrage Collection.

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  • MALVERN, Pa., Oct. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Accessible Archives, Inc., a digital publisher of full-text primary source historical collections, announces the release of Part VI: The National Standard: A Women's Suffrage and Temperance Journal to its Women's Suffrage Collection.
  • The National Standard: A Women's Suffrage and Temperance Journal comprises the complete run of three related publications The Standard, The National Standard: An Independent Reform and Literary Journal, and The National Standard: A Temperance and Literary Journal.
  • The National Standard: A Temperance and Literary Journal ran from January to December in 1872.
  • The National Standard: A Women's Suffrage and Temperance Journal joins Accessible Archives' line-up of Women's Suffrage Collection titles:
    Part II: National Citizen and Ballot Box.