Constitution Day 2020: The Unfinished Work of Suffrage

Thursday, September 17, 2020 (All day)
Collage depicting leaders, newspaper headlines and posters from the women's suffrage movement

As part of an annual nationwide celebration commemorating the anniversary of the U.S. Constitution, SF State’s conference this year marks the centennial of the 19th Amendment. Pre-recorded roundtable discussions feature nearly 30 scholars from 11 universities. Topics include race, disability, religion, labor, transnational activism, the Equal Rights Amendment and contemporary conversations about gender in the pandemic and the 2020 presidential election. Free.

Keynote speakers

  • Rabia Belt, associate professor of law, Stanford University
  • Ellen DuBois, distinguished professor emerita of history and gender studies, University of California, Los Angeles
Location: 
Online
Sponsor: 
History Department
Contact: 
Sarah Crabtree