Janice Dilg, Kimberly Jensen, Judy Margles, Angie Morrill, and Linda Tamura, facilitated by Eliza E. Canty-Jones
The long history of suffrage includes not only ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920 but also of the 15th Amendment in 1870 and passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965 — as well as myriad changes to citizenship laws and policies regarding access to the ballot box throughout that time and until today. The Oregon Historical Society’s powerful new exhibit, Nevertheless, They Persisted: Women’s Voting Rights and the 19th Amendment, explores crucial and sometimes little-known aspects of this history, with an emphasis on the ways Oregonians have impacted it. Advisors with deep knowledge of suffrage history were crucial in creating the exhibit, and several of them have agreed to speak on this panel discussion, offering some of their favorite stories from suffrage history and taking questions from the audience.
About the Speakers:
Janice Dilg is the principal of HistoryBuilt, a historical consulting firm, and curator of the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education’s core exhibition, Discrimination and Resistance, An Oregon Primer.
Kimberly Jensen is a Professor of History and Gender Studies at Western Oregon University and a board member of the Oregon Women’s History Consortium.
Judy Margles is the Executive Director of the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education, which explores the legacy of the Jewish experience in Oregon, teaches the universal lessons of the Holocaust, and provides opportunities for intercultural conversation.
Angie Morrill earned her PhD in ethnic studies at the University of California, San Diego, in 2016. Her fields of research include Native feminisms, Indigenous studies, and critical race studies. Morrill is director of the Title VI Indian Education for Portland Public Schools and an enrolled member of The Klamath Tribes.
Linda Tamura is Professor Emerita of Education at Willamette University and Co-Editor-in-Chief of The Oregon Encyclopedia.