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Celebrate the Women Who Changed History through the 19th Amendment

State of Kansas overlaid with the purple, white, and gold suffrage flag, indicating it was one of the 36 original states that ratified the 19th Amendment.

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News Release Date: March 3, 2020

Contact: Carl Brenner, 620-223-0310

Fort Scott National Historic Site is celebrating Women's History Month in March with weekly Saturday interpretive programs. "Though in 1861, the constitution of the newly created state of Kansas includes 'the rights of women to participate in school district elections’, it wasn’t until 1919 that Kansas ratified the 19th Amendment,” said Betty Boyko, Superintendent, Fort Scott National Historic Site. “This series of programs around Women’s Suffrage and the 19th Amendment is the beginning of a larger discussion the park will host throughout the year.”

March 7, Noon: Alice Paul and the Suffrage Movement
In 1920, the 19th Amendment was certified into law, giving women the right to vote. Paul believed the vote was just the first step in the quest for full equality. Join us in a discussion of women's suffrage and equal rights in the United States

March 14, 1 pm: Woman’s History Tour of the Fort
Discuss the women that made a difference at the fort and in shaping the west on this walk through the Fort.

March 21, 1 pm: Frontier Gossip
An interpretive program based on the letters written by Charlotte Swords and her husband, Thomas. Captain Thomas Swords was the post quartermaster. He and his wife were prolific writers and were eager to tell the stories of the times.

March 28, Noon: Alice Paul and the Suffrage Movement
In 1920, the 19th Amendment was certified into law, giving women the right to vote. Paul believed the vote was just the first step in the quest for full equality. Join us in a discussion of women's suffrage and equal rights in the United States.