Footage of the women's suffrage movement, 1910s-20 [silent]

Year Published: 1910s 1920s

Description:

A compilation of silent footage from the Hearst Metrotone News Collection at the UCLA Film & Television Archive.

After decades of activism and resistance, American women won the right to vote on a national level with the passage of the 19th Amendment. Ratified on August 18, 1920 and added to the Constitution on August 26, 1920, the amendment was the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history. It reads: “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.”

However, this freedom was not guaranteed for all women—specifically, women of color. Asian Americans, Black Americans, Latinx Americans and Native Americans continued to be disenfranchised for decades. Although these communities are not documented in this footage and also excluded from many histories, women of color played a crucial role in advancing voting rights in America by strategizing, mobilizing, advocating and fighting hard for their fundamental freedoms.

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Complete Record: A compilation of silent footage from the Hearst Metrotone News Collection at the UCLA Film & Television Archive. After decades of activism and resistance, American women won the right to vote on a national level with the passage of the 19th Amendment. Ratified on August 18, 1920 and added to the Constitution on August 26, 1920, the amendment was the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history. It reads: “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” However, this freedom was not guaranteed for all women—specifically, women of color. Asian Americans, Black Americans, Latinx Americans and Native Americans continued to be disenfranchised for decades. Although these communities are not documented in this footage and also excluded from many histories, women of color played a crucial role in advancing voting rights in America by strategizing, mobilizing, advocating and fighting hard for their fundamental freedoms. ---------- Footage from the UCLA Film & Television Archive's Hearst Metrotone News Collection may be licensed for film, television and other productions. Learn more: ucla.in/2g6VNJx © The Regents of the University of California