Author Description

After a year of Six Minutes for Suffrage presentations during meetings of the League of Women Voters of the Gunnison Valley, it was clear that topics about the suffrage movement had not been exhausted. With several members wanting to explore another topic, it was decided to continue these short presentations during the 2020-2021 year. Volume II of Six Minutes for Suffrage contains an additional ten pieces about suffragists Alice Paul, Francis Perkins, Rosalie Jones, Sojourner Truth, Lucretia Mott, and modern suffragists Ruth Bader Ginzburg and Stacey Abrams. The men who supported suffrage and why voting rights for women took so long are topics that are explored. On a local level, the quest for suffrage in Colorado, which was achieved in 1893, the second state where women voted, and the history of the LWVGV are covered in the book. Each topic was selected based on a member's personal interests. The book ends with a timeline of the historical events covered. These interesting articles have been collected to become a permanent tribute to the 100th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment and of the League of Women Voters..