Exhibitions
TOWARD A UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE: aFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN IN IOWA AND THE VOTE FOR ALL
The year 2020 was the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment to the United States Constitution. The amendment says the right to vote cannot be denied based on sex. The adoption of this amendment gave many women the right to vote in all elections.
The contributions of African American women have often been excluded from the broader history of women’s suffrage. This exhibition honors and celebrates the contributions of Iowa’s African American women to win the vote. Learn more by exploring the exhibition website.
Toward A Universal Suffrage Tour
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Upcoming Tour Locations
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We Thank Our Previous Tour Hosts
Hard Won Not Done: 19th Amendment Centennial Celebration Statewide Kickoff
February 14, 2020
Memorial Union, Iowa State UniversityIowa Department of Human Rights Day on the Hill
February 27, 2020
Iowa State Capitol RotundaThomas L. Hill Iowa State Conference on Race and Ethnicity
March 6, 2020
Iowa State UniversityState Historical Museum of Iowa
June 30 - July 31, 2020
Des MoinesLied Public Library - Clarinda
August 10 - 13, 2020
ClarindaLied Public Library - Essex
August 14 - 17, 2020
EssexShenandoah Public Library
August 18 - 21, 2020
ShenandoahOelwin Public Library
August 24 - 28, 2020
OelwinUniversity of Northern Iowa Rod Library
August 31 - September 17, 2020
Cedar FallsAfrican American Museum of Iowa
October 13 - 31, 2020
Cedar RapidsSioux City Public Museum
February 2 - 14, 2021
Sioux CityCarnegie-Stout Public Library
March 15 - 21, 2021
DubuqueNorth Iowa Area Community College
March 23 - 31, 2021
Mason CityHiawatha Public Library
August 23 - 29, 2021
HiawathaDavenport Public Library
September 1 - 30, 2021
DavenportDivided We Stand: Hard Won, Not Done 19th Amendment Centennial Commemoration Closing Event
October 4, 7 - 9 p.m.
AmesKinship Brewing Company
January 22 - 25, 2022
WaukeeUrbandale Public Library
January 27 - February 4, 2022
UrbandaleKirkwood Community College
February 7 - 18, 2022
Cedar RapidsDrake University Cowles Library
February 21 - March 7, 2022
Des MoinesAnkeny Kirkendall Public Library
March 9 - 18, 2022
AnkenyWaterloo Public Library
March 21 - April 2
WaterlooWaukee Middle School
April 4 - 6
WaukeeLiving History Farms
May 3 - July 1, 2022
UrbandaleLoras College Library
October 3 - 17, 2022
DubuqueUniversity of Dubuque
October 18 - 28, 2022
Dubuque