A yellow rose project : responses, reflections, and reactions to the Nineteeth Amendment / [edited by] Meg Griffiths and Frances Jakubek.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Griffiths, Meg (Photographer), editor.

Jakubek, Frances, 1988- editor.

Series:

Pioneering women, leaders and trailblazers

Pioneering women : leaders and trailblazers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Constitution--19th Amendment--Centennial celebrations, etc.

United States.

Women--Suffrage--United States--Pictorial works.

Women.

Women--Political activity--United States--Pictorial works.

Women's rights in art.

Suffrage in art.

Photography--Political aspects--United States.

Photography.

Women--Suffrage--United States--History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 197 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2025]

Summary:

"August 18, 2020, marked the centennial of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. In 1920, women wearing yellow roses stood shoulder to shoulder in Tennessee, awaiting the roll call of men who would cast their votes for or against a woman's right to a voice in government. Though this movement won rights for some women--an achievement to be acknowledged and celebrated--the struggle did not end there. Due to states' laws and prohibitive policies, many women of color were unable to exercise their rights after the Nineteenth Amendment. It was not until much later that all American women were given the same privilege. In A Yellow Rose Project, editors Meg Griffiths and Frances Jakubek have invited 100 women photographers to look back upon this part of history from various perspectives. The goal of this collaboration is to provide a focal point and physical platform for women image makers in light of the centennial, providing an artistic bridge connecting the past, present, and future. Opening with essays by Lisa Volpe, curator of photography at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Shannon Perich, curator in the photographic history collection at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History; Christina Bejarano, professor of political science at Texas Woman's University; and Rachel Michelle Gunter, public historian, this work affords readers a diverse perspective, celebrating progress made and assessing all that remains to be done"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface: Imprint of History / by Meg Griffiths

Acknowledgments

Introduction: How Far Have We Come in One Hundred Years? / by Lisa Volpe

Women's Suffrage to Now (1920-2020) / by Christina Bejarano

A Yellow Rose Project: A Photography and History Journey / by Shannon Perich

A Yellow Rose Project and the History of Woman Suffrage / by Rachel Michelle Gunter

Gallery of Works

Artist Statements.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: Yellow rose project

ISBN:

9781648433139

1648433138

OCLC:

1481723770