Tag: equality for women

The 19th Amendment at 100: From the Vote to Gender Equality

The University of Akron School of Law (Brennan Courtroom 180) The focus of the 2019 conference is the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. Soon after its passage in June 1919, and its ratification by the states in August 1920, the voting amendment was interpreted as a broad command for gender equality. However, that trend […]

Book Signing – Shakespeare & Co. in New York

Shakespeare & Co 939 Lexington Ave, New York, NY, United States

Meet and Greet: Ellen DuBois: SUFFRAGE Ellen DuBois will stop by Shakespeare & Co. to sign her new book, SUFFRAGE: WOMEN'S LONG BATTLE FOR THE VOTE, "a terrific new book on the history of women's suffrage" — Ellen Chesler Professor Ellen DuBois is Distinguished Research Professor in the History Department of UCLA. She is well […]