Centennial of WI Ratification of the 19th Amendment

On June 10, 1919, Wisconsin became the first state to ratify the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution which gave women the right to vote for which they had fought for over 70 years. In 2019, Wisconsin celebrates the 100th anniversary of this ratification. This page includes resources specific to the centennial celebrations in Wisconsin.

Governor Evers’ Committee to Celebrate the Centennial Anniversary of Wisconsin’s Ratification of the 19th Amendment

• Gov. Evers Signs Executive Order #19 relating to the creation of the Committee to Celebrate the Centennial Anniversary of Wisconsin’s Ratification of the 19th Amendment [press release]
• Executive Order #19

Centennial Kick-Off in Madison, June 10, 2019

• Bachara, G. (2019, June 23). Women of all ages celebrate 100th anniversary of ratification of 19th Amendment. Channel3000. Retrieved from https://www.channel3000.com/news/women-of-all-ages-celebrate-100th-anniversary-of-ratification-of-19th-amendment/1088618078
• Dahmer, D. (2019, June 4). Legislators prepare for historic women’s suffrage centennial celebration. Madison365. Retrieved from https://madison365.com/legislators-prepare-for-historic-womens-suffrage-centennial-celebration/
• MTT News. (2019, June 14). Women Celebrate Kick-Off of Suffrage Centennial at Capitol. Middleton Cross Plains Times-Tribune. Retrieved from http://www.middletontimes.com/articles/2019/06/14/women-celebrate-kick-suffrage-centennial-capitol
• Reilly, B. (2019, June 10). 100 years later, Wisconsin celebrates ratification of amendment giving women right to vote. The Cap Times. Retrieved from https://madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/years-later-wisconsin-celebrates-ratification-of-amendment-giving-women-right/article_41d18ad9-9b50-5711-9ae4-d073e0871218.html

Celebrations Around the State

• League of Women Voters of Wisconsin. (2019, May 28). June 23, 2019 event commemorates Wisconsin’s 100th Anniversary to be the First to Ratify the 19th Amendment [press release]. Retrieved from https://my.lwv.org/wisconsin/article/june-23-2019-event-commemorates-wisconsin%e2%80%99s-100th-anniversary-be-first-ratify-19th-amendment
• River Falls Journal Newsroom (2019, June 26). RF celebrates 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in WI. River Falls Journal. Retrieved from https://www.riverfallsjournal.com/community/events/4629999-rf-celebrates-100th-anniversary-womens-suffrage-wi
• Slattery, L. (2019, June 18). Wisconsin celebrates centennial of the 19th Amendment passage, remembers prominent Oshkosh suffragist. Oshkosh Northwestern. Retrieved from https://www.thenorthwestern.com/story/news/2019/06/18/wisconsin-celebrates-19th-amendment-passage-centennial-oshkosh/1456452001/
• Stark, G. (2019, June 8). Local women plan 100th anniversary celebration of women’s suffrage. River Towns. Retrieved from https://www.rivertowns.net/community/history/4621600-local-women-plan-100th-anniversary-celebration-womens-suffrage
• Yahr, N. (2019, June 12). Women artists honor 100 years of suffrage with a giant collaborative art flag. The Cap Times. Retrieved from https://madison.com/ct/news/local/neighborhoods/women-artists-honor-years-of-suffrage-with-a-giant-collaborative/article_d54e7933-929b-5c47-b118-f77db7a1e83a.html

Perspectives

• Mortenson, T. (2019, June 13). Racine’s unique role in the suffrage movement. The Journal Times [Racine, WI]. Retrieved from https://journaltimes.com/opinion/editorial/commentary-by-tom-mortenson-racine-s-unique-role-in-the/article_d3e0089c-fe21-5f57-ad32-5abde34b2679.html
• Najeeb, J. (2019, June 14). The anniversary of the 19th Amendment and what we have learned. Wisconsin Muslim Journal. Retrieved from https://wisconsinmuslimjournal.org/the-anniversary-of-the-19th-amendment-and-what-we-have-learned/
• Riley, B. (2019, June 22). Q&A: Erin Grunze says there’s more work to be done as League of Women Voters celebrates 100 years. The Cap Times. Retrieved from https://madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/q-a-erin-grunze-says-there-s-more-work-to/article_b3536b8d-5fa4-5ada-88a3-003bc68174db.html