CALIFORNIA WOMEN CELEBRATE CENTENNIAL OF WINNING THE
VOTE!
(Sacramento, October 9-10, 2011) This Columbus Day
weekend the public is invited to celebrate the centennial of California
women winning the right to vote. The 2-day event in Sacramento begins on
Sunday, October 9 and continues through Monday, October 10, 2011. One
hundred years ago, California women and supportive men created an
innovative and strategic campaign to win women the right to
vote. Despite strong opposition, supporters from all walks of life
waged the struggle for women’s political equality – with success and
without violence. This victory for populous California re-ignited the
quest for women’s suffrage in all the states, coming as it did nine
years before the Federal Amendment passed.
Join us at the kick-off event on October 9th at
the Crest Theater, 1013 K Street, from noon to 4:00 p.m. Crest will
host the Sacramento premiere of “California Women Win the Vote!” This
documentary by Martha Wheelock champions the model campaign that
inspired the nation, crossing class, education, racial, and ethnic
lines. “Seneca Falls,” an award winning film by Louise Vance, takes
viewers on a life-changing journey with nine teenage girls bound for the
birthplace of women’s rights in America. Finishing the program is “We
Did It for You!” a musical play by Dr. Thea Iberall. The nine-member
cast brings to life the stories of historical women who made women’s
rights happen.
Walk (three blocks) in our Celebration Stroll on the
morning of Monday, October 10 from the California Museum to the State
Capitol. We will gather at the California Museum, 2010 O Street, at 9:30
a.m. Come dressed in fashions of the era or in the suffrage colors of
purple, yellow, and white, although costumes are not required. Multiple
events have been planned throughout the day on Monday, including
reenactments, living history presentations, and suffragist singers. The
closing ceremony features Secretary of State Debra Bowen at the
Secretary of State Building Complex courtyard. (For more information on
the October 10th program in Sacramento
click here.)
The centennial of
California women winning the vote in 1911 is being celebrated in a
variety of community, civic, and educational events throughout the
state. (Please click here for more information.)
California Women Suffrage Centennial Co-Chairs
Dr. Kim Salter, National Women's History Project Board Member
Gloria Taylor, American Association of University Women, California
Co-President
Diana Madoshi, California Women's Agenda Affiliate Coordinator
