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Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission

This month is National Women’s Suffrage Month, and the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission (WSCC) is partnering with over 60 cultural institutions and sponsors to celebrate. In the days leading to the ratification of the 19th Amendment as part of the US Constitution on August 26, 1920, the WSCC is spotlighting ways to engage with the history of the women’s suffrage movement, including current By the People Campaigns!

A New Campaign and Transcribe-a-thon!

The By the People team is excited to reveal a brand new Campaign consisting of papers from the National American Woman Suffrage Association - Organizing for Women's Suffrage: The NAWSA Records. In conjunction with its release, the WSCC will be hosting an online transcribe-a-thon beginning today, Tuesday, August 11th! Help us increase the accessibility and discoverability of papers related to the suffrage movement by taking part!

National American Woman Suffrage Association

The National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) was an organization formed on February 18, 1890, to advocate for women's suffrage in the United States. It was created by the merger of two existing organizations: the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association. Its membership eventually increased to two million, making it the largest voluntary organization in the nation.

In the 1890s, the National American Woman Suffrage Association’s influence reached across the country, contributing to suffrage victories in the western states. By the early twentieth century, suffragists devised innovative tactics in the struggle for the right to vote, including suffrage parades and open-air meetings. NAWSA has a multifaceted history, including deep connections to the abolition and women's rights movements.

 

Thank you all,

Samantha and the By the People team

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