Winning the Vote: Western Women and the 19th Amendment

Dates: February 8, 2021
Meets: Mon. from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
 Location: Online Presentation
Cost:  $0.00

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Date Day Time
02/08/2021Monday3 PM to 4:30 PM

Please note: This course program requires membership in a 2020 - 2021 OLLI at MSU Membership or 2021 - 2022 OLLI at MSU Membership or 2021 - 2022 OLLI at MSU Membership

The 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, granting the vote to women, was celebrated in 2020. The fight for woman suffrage began in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848, but was first won in the territories and states of the West. How did this come to be? What was it about the West that led to early suffrage victories and why did it take so long for women to win the right to vote? Join Mary Murphy, Distinguished Professor of history at Montana State University, in exploring these questions and some of the stories of key Western suffrage activists.

**Registration for this event closes one hour prior to the event start time Unless otherwise noted.

Fee:  $0.00

Online Presentation

This is a real-time (live) online class that meets at the specified day(s)/time(s) listed.

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Mary Murphy

Mary Murphy is a Professor Emerita at MSU. With colleagues at MSU and the Montana Historical Society, she is working on a book project titled "Gathering: Food and Community in Montana." Dr. Murphy taught courses on the history of gender, the North American West, and food history. She has served as director of the Ivan Doig Center for the Study of the Lands and Peoples of the American West.