Published: August 14, 2020

THE LAWRENCE COUNTY ARCHIVES IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY ARE CURRENTLY HOSTING TWO POP-UP EXHIBITS CELEBRATING WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE: RIGHTFULLY HERS FROM THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES, IS AN EXHIBIT COMMEMORATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RATIFICATION OF THE 19TH AMENDMENT AND EXPLORES THE HISTORY OF THE RATIFICATION OF THE 19TH AMENDMENT AND WOMEN’S VOTING RIGHTS BEFORE AND AFTER AND ITS IMPACT TODAY. MAKING OUR VOICES HEARD: TENNESSEE WOMEN'S FIGHT FOR THE VOTE WAS CREATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TENNESSEE STATE MUSEUM AND THE TENNESSEE STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES, AND EXPLORES THE HISTORY OF THE WOMAN’S SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT, TENNESSEE’S DRAMATIC VOTE TO RATIFY THE 19TH AMENDMENT IN 1920, AND THE YEARS THAT FOLLOWED. THE EXHIBITS WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT THE ARCHIVES DURING REGULAR HOURS, FROM STARTING TODAY UNTIL NOVEMBER 3RD, ELECTION DAY. DUE TO SOCIAL DISTANCING CONSTRAINTS, VISITORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EMAIL OR CALL AHEAD TO RESERVE A TIME.