Registration
Click here to register for Book Discussion 2. Registration for this event is closed.
The first 9 participants to register will receive a free copy of Women Making History: The 19th Amendment. All copies have been claimed.
Book recipients will be contacted by the library to pick up their copy from the Circulation Desk on the first floor of Odum Library.
Women Making History
Women Making History by ISBN: 9781681842677Publication Date: 2020-01-01"The National Park Service is excited to commemorate the 100th year anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that abolished sex as a basis for voting and to tell the diverse history of womens suffrage-the right to vote-more broadly. The U.S. Congress passed the 19th Amendment on June 4, 1919. The states ratified the amendment on August 18, 1920, officially recognizing womens right to vote. This handbook demonstrates the expansiveness of the stories the NPS is telling to preserve and protect womens history for this and future generations. The essays included within tell a broad history of various women advocating for their rights. Sprinkled throughout are short biographies of notable ladies who devoted their time to the womens suffrage movement along with summaries of events important to the cause."
Online Article Series
- The 19th Amendment and Women's Access to the Vote Across AmericaThis site gives the online version of the book for the second discussion, Women Making History.
Discussion Leader Dr. A.J. Ramirez
A.J. Ramirez is the Coordinator of Internship & Practice and a Lecturer of Sociology at Valdosta State University, where she also teaches for the Women’s and Gender Studies department. She received her Ed.D in Curriculum & Instruction with a concentration in Sociology, M.S. in Marriage & Family Therapy, and B.S. in Sociology. Her areas of interest include sexism, gender discrimination, and LGBTQ+ studies. She has served on several committees at the university and college level many of which focused on diversity and gender related issues. In 2018, she created a specific class in the sociology department that addressed LGBT and Queer communities. When not teaching she practices as a licensed counselor in Valdosta, GA and is originally from San Antonio, Texas.
