Lunch and Learn: Politics on the Platform *CANCELED*

Thursday, March 26, 2020 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

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POLITICS ON THE PLATFORM: WOMAN SUFFRAGE AT THE CHAUTAUQUA
Chautauqua was a movement that focused on moral education and self-improvement through programs on reform, religion, and culture. The movement was useful for advancing the cause of “womanhood" and provided a space for women to discuss important issues of the day. By the 1890s, women had succeeded in making it a space that promoted woman suffrage. The Ottawa Chautauqua was one of these significant spaces that supported discussions of women's rights. This presentation will examine how women used the Chautauqua platform to engage in political activism, particularly suffrage and temperance, and how this early movement laid the groundwork for contemporary issues of feminism and gender equality Presented by Sarah Bell. Sarah is a doctoral candidate in history at the University of Kansas and membership coordinator at the Watkins Museum of History in Lawrence.

The Lunch & Learn series is made possible courtesy of the Eisenhower Foundation and the Union Pacific Foundation.

Location

Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum 200 SE 4th Street Abilene,KS