Tennessee holds a unique place in the passing of the 19th Amendment, being that the state was the 36th to ratify the amendment, making it official. This is the 100th anniversary of the passing of the amendment and the Tennessee State Museum has introduced a large temporary exhibit on the event. Tennessee was also home to several major suffragists such as Carrie Chapman Catt (who is also buried in Nashville), so the museum was obviously going to make as fancy of an exhibit as they could. There are lots of videos streaming and the history of the fight for women's right to vote is laid out in the exhibit. The only slightly disappointing thing is that many of the items on display are facsimile rather than the real document or object (apparently there was only so much the museum could get their hands on to be displayed safely). They're obviously very proud of their exhibit though, as evidenced by the huge portion of the gift shop given over to things to do with the ratification.
There is a lovely little handout that I think most people were missing in the exhibit judging from how many were still there. The museum has provided (for free) a facsimile newspaper that has a snippet of what every county in Tennessee was doing to promote the 19th Amendment and primary source pictures. These were available for the taking, but not many seemed missing. I thought it was a fascinating little free souvenir.
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AuthorA librarian who likes to travel and experience life. CategoriesArchives
June 2022
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