Suffrage Turns 100: Women, Allies and Fight for Equality & Belonging
Co-hosted by Airbnb Women@ and The League of Women Voters of San Francisco and Oakland.
A Virtual Conversation with Journalist Elaine Elinson, co-author of, Wherever There’s a Fight:…; Suffragist Historian, Professor Jennifer Helton; Janaye Ingram, Airbnb’s 21st Century Communities Initiative; Natalia Merluzzi and Airbnb’s Director of Public Policy.
Moderators: Anna Bloom (Campaign Director for Vote Like a Woman), Nina Senn (Attorney, Founder, its-her-turn.org) and Leah Edwards (LWVSF).
In commemoration of the 19th Amendment’s 100th Anniversary granting American women the right to vote, Airbnb Women@ and the League of Women Voters will offer an honest look at the history and future of American women’s fight for equality. Historians will set the context of the early history of the Suffrage Movement from various perspectives that led to the amendment’s ratification on August 26, 1920 including the complicated rifts and allyship between the abolitionists and suffragists. Then, we’ll dive into the more recent history, the Black Lives Matter movement modern voter suppression, and what it will take to continue to fight for true equality.
The program will conclude with some resources and ideas for 2020 and beyond.
