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Wisconsin First to Ratify

Wisconsin First to Ratify. Women’s Council Wisconsin. Celebrating the 19 th Amendment centennial. The ​​​​Wisconsin  19th Amendment Suffrage Centennial Celebration Committee. Wisconsin’s First Lady, Chair All Women … Former Lieutenant Governor’s Wisconsin Members of Congress

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Wisconsin First to Ratify

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  1. WisconsinFirst to Ratify Women’s Council Wisconsin Celebrating the 19th Amendment centennial

  2. The ​​​​Wisconsin 19th Amendment Suffrage Centennial Celebration Committee Wisconsin’s First Lady, Chair All Women … Former Lieutenant Governor’s Wisconsin Members of Congress Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices State Senate & Assembly Members Other State Elected Officials Organizations: Wisconsin Historical Society Wisconsin Women’s Council UW Women’s Studies Librarian League of Women Voters Wisconsin Women in Government Photo: Wisconsin Historical Society

  3. Our Charge Educate and engage the public. Create an Educational Toolkit. Plan an event celebrating Wisconsin becoming the first state to ratify. Coordinate and promote related activities across the state. Acknowledge that the 19th Amendment did not protect the rights of all womento vote.​  Photo: Wisconsin Historical Society

  4. June 10, 2019June 10, 1919

  5. 2019 Wisconsin State Capitol Ornament WomenVoteWI.wi.gov

  6. Resolutions WI Senate Joint Resolution 37 • Whereas, Wisconsin women fought for the right to vote for more than a century before it was granted and persevered in the face of resistance; and Whereas, the national constitutional amendment for women's suffrage passed overwhelmingly in the Wisconsin Assembly 54 to 2 and in the Wisconsin Senate 10 to 1; and Whereas, to be the first state, Wisconsin raced with Illinois and Michigan, appointing former State Senator David James as special messenger to transfer the certification to Washington, D.C., with James hand-delivering the certification moments before the Illinois messenger arrived; and Whereas, Wisconsin became the first state to file the certification, other states soon followed … US Senate Resolution 212 Diversity Declaration WHEREAS, while the 19th Amendment allowed many women to vote, minority women faced additional forms of discrimination so the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was an important but imperfect piece of legislation, needing to be strengthened by additional legislation in 1970, 1975, and 1982. Even now there are people still fighting for their voices in the polls … • A century ago, after decades of struggle by brave women and men, our nation finally extended to women the most fundamental right in our democracy – the right to vote. We still have more work to do, and more glass ceilings to break, but it is important to celebrate this monumental anniversary and all the progress that women have made in the last 100 years. This resolutionrecognizes and honors the struggle to secure the vote for American women and thereby taking a major step forward as a nation.​  Senator Tammy Baldwin

  7. Onward to 2020

  8. Christine LidburyExecutive DirectorWisconsin Women’s Council608.266.2219christine.lidbury@wisconin.govhttps://womenscouncil.wi.govFacebook & Twitter: @WIWomen Photo: Lady Forward, Wisconsin Journal Sentinel

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