Libraries Offering Women鈥檚 History Month Screening & Panel
March 1, 2022
In honor of Women鈥檚 History Month, 91探花 Libraries is collaborating with WOUB Public Media to host a screening of the documentary 鈥淟et Ohio Women Vote,鈥 on March 17 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. The film will be followed by a panel discussion featuring librarians and faculty women from University. Both parts of the event will take place in the Friends Room (319) on the third floor of Alden Library and .
鈥溾 details the history of the fight for women鈥檚 suffrage in the state of Ohio. The Ohio Woman Suffrage Association used the phrase 鈥淟et Ohio Women Vote鈥 as a slogan and logo from 1912-1917; the suffragists with the logo all over the state to campaign for their right to participate in elections.
It wasn鈥檛 until the 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920 that states were banned from denying the right to vote to U.S. citizens on the basis of sex, which gave many women the right to vote. The documentary points out how the fight for women鈥檚 suffrage in Ohio was an important part of the larger movement to give women the right to vote in the United States.
After the documentary screening, a panel discussion will be held between Dr. Carey Snyder, English professor and director of undergraduate studies; Dr. Katherine Jellison, a professor in history; Dr. Pamela Kaylor, associate professor of instruction; and Dr. Miriam Intrator, special collections librarian.
The panel will talk about the film and how it ties to each of their disciplines. Many connections can be made to the fight for women鈥檚 suffrage in the state of Ohio because the movement created many unpredictable alliances and had strong connections to national events.
lorraine wochna, subject librarian for the performing arts, English and African American studies, is the coordinator of the event. She said that the film and panel will likely interest those who study history, politics, literature or women鈥檚 studies, and anyone with an interest in Ohio history, women鈥檚 rights and women鈥檚 history will find it appealing.
The screening of 鈥淟et Ohio Women Vote鈥 and subsequent panel are free and open to the public. Join us in person at Alden Library or .
For more information about the event, contact lorraine wochna. To request accessibility accommodations, contact Jen Harvey, library events coordinator.