Constitution Week 2020
“Beyond the 19th Amendment: The Push for the ERA”
Thursday, September 17, 2020, at 2 p.m.
Panel Discussion - Livestreamed to maximize audience participation
This online panel discussion features Karin Sisk and Barbara Fry of the South Carolina League of Women Voters and USCA student leader Amethyst Marroquin. Dr. Sarah Young, of the USCA Political Science Department, will moderate the discussion.
The panel discusses the efforts of women’s rights advocates in advancing the Equal Rights Amendment in the decades that followed the enactment of the 19th Amendment. Panelists share first-hand experiences in organizing for the ratification of the ERA in the 70s and in recent years. They also speak about the current status of the ERA. Virtual attendees were able to submit questions for the panel while viewing the event on their computers.
“The 19th Amendment: The Compromise Made for Suffrage”
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Pre-recorded lecture, available online at 9 a.m.
Presented by: Karin Sisk of the S.C. League of Women Voters
This recorded lecture details the story of activists who organized around the passage of the 19th Amendment. Sisk shares a historical account of the women’s suffrage movement, including material that discusses the complicated issues related to the expansion of women’s voting rights in the South and throughout the country.
“Who are We the People?: Constitutional Amendments and the Right to Vote”
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Pre-recorded lecture, available online at 9 a.m.
Presented by: Dr. Mitchell Krumm, USCA assistant professor of political science
The Constitution begins with the words “We The People,” though at the time it was written this included only a limited set in society since only some could fully participate politically by voting. Dr. Krumm examines the meaning of the right to vote, how the Constitution has been amended to expand these voting rights, the power of voting, and the remaining limits on who is fully part of “We The People.”