[Heritage] Oregon Heritage News: 2020 Centennial Vote initiative

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Oregon Heritage News 2019-05-14

2020 Centennial Vote initiative

The year 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution, which gave women the right to vote in the United States. Oregon Heritage, in partnership with Oregon Women's History Consortium, encourages organizations across Oregon to begin planning now to engage the public in the 2020 Centennial.

Key opportunities include:



1) Contributing sites to the National Votes for Women Trail<http://ncwhs.org/votes-for-women-trail/>.

The National Votes for Women Trail is a project of the National Collaborative for Women's History Sites that collects sites from all over the country to tell the untold story of suffrage for all women, of all ethnicities that extends well past the passage of the 19th Amendment. All are welcome to research and contribute new sites. More information can be found here: https://ncwhs.org/votes-for-women-trail/get-involved/



2) Documenting historic sites in Oregon connected to women.

Oregon Heritage is collecting information on places associated with women in Oregon history. These may be residences, business places, social gathering spaces, sites for suffrage and women's rights, burial sites, campuses, and others. The information will be added to the Oregon Historic Sites Database and may be used to designate properties to the National Register of Historic Places in the future. More information can be found here: http://makeoregonhistory.org/.



3) Creating exhibits and events that share stories of local suffragettes and women's history.

Now is the time to start planning community activities for the 2020 Centennial. A guide for identifying women's history in your community, programming ideas to consider, and funding opportunities can be found at www.oregonheritage.org<http://www.oregonheritage.org>.



The goal for this program is to generate knowledge of women's history and historic sites in Oregon, share stories of women's suffrage and women's history, and commemorate women in Oregon through promotions and social media.



Oregon Heritage is a division of Oregon Parks and Recreation Department that supports preservation efforts of Oregon's history, culture, and heritage.  More information can be found at: www.oregonheritage.org<http://www.oregonheritage.org> or by contacting Beth Dehn at beth.dehn at oregon.gov<mailto:beth.dehn at oregon.gov>.


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Oregon Heritage News is a service of Oregon Heritage, a division of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. The news editor can be contacted at heritage.info at oregon.gov<mailto:heritage.info at oregon.gov>.

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