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Memphis Suffrage Monument Installed in Downtown <\/strong>Memphis March 22, 2022. <\/strong><\/div>\n
After five years in the works, the Memphis Suffrage Monument, “Equality Trailblazers,\u201d has been installed on the promenade behind the University of Memphis law school facing the Mississippi River.A celebration of the installation and the women and men honored by the monument will be held on Sunday, March 27, at 1 pm CDT via\u00a0Downtown Memphis Commission\u2019s YouTube channel<\/a>.
\nThe\u00a0Downtown Memphis Commission<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0TN Suffrage Heritage Trail<\/a>\u00a0will also make the video available on their websites following the event. Many of those involved with the monument will speak, including Michelle Duster, author, public historian, and great-granddaughter of Ida B. Wells.<\/p>\n

“We are delighted this monument is at the law school telling the story of these remarkable people who helped American women win the right to vote with Tennessee\u2019s ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920,” said Paula Casey, chair of the Memphis Suffrage Monument Committee. “We honor those whose careers were made possible by the suffragists’ victory who also fought for equality for all Americans. All American women vote today thanks to Tennessee.”<\/p>\n

Alan LeQuire of Nashville (www.alanlequire.com<\/a>) is the artist\/sculptor who began work on the monument in 2016. He has worked on five suffrage monuments in the state, two in Nashville, two in Knoxville, and one in Memphis. He has stated he wants to spend the rest of his career memorializing these women in statuary.<\/p>\n

The monument features 12 women and one man. Learn more:
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Watch the live stream or the recap of the event:
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For more information, contact Paula Casey, at 901-335-8000,\u00a0pfcasey@bellsouth.net<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This event is only for donors and those who worked on the monument. The public can view the event live stream on YouTube Live –\u00a0https:\/\/youtu.be\/YTNND5F1aBw<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>and ongoing web presence sponsored by the Downtown Memphis Commission<\/a><\/div>\n
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Memphis Suffrage Monument “Equality Trailblazers” unveiled in 2022.<\/div>\n
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Bill Haltom and Paula Casey were invited to participate at a convention in Nashville representing TN suffragists. Bill portrayed Rep. Joe Hanover and Paula Casey portrayed Charl Williams.<\/div>\n
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Alan LeQuire has sculpted six busts for the Memphis Suffrage Monument, “Equality Trailblazers.” Pictured in his studio from left to right are: Charl Ormond Williams, Rep. Joe Hanover, Mary Church Terrell, Marion Griffin, Rep. Lois DeBerry and Ida B. Wells. They will be placed atop steel pedestals in front of the steel\/glass panels facing the Mississippi River. LED lights will shine down on them at night.<\/p>\n

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Ida B. Wells Bust Sponsored by:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The city has broken ground on the upcoming Memphis Suffrage Monument. Depending on weather and production of the 14 glass panels, we are aiming for unveiling this year.<\/p>\n

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Memphis Suffrage Monument “Equality Trailblazers” To Be Unveiled this year<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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The following individuals will be featured on the monument:<\/h4>\n

Busts:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ida B. Wells: \u00a0Journalist, anti-lynching campaigner, later suffragist<\/p>\n

Mary Church Terrell: Suffragist, champion of racial and gender equality<\/p>\n

Marion Griffin: First woman to get a law license in TN, the first woman elected to state House<\/p>\n

Rep. Joe Hanover: House floor leader who kept pro-suffrage votes together, an ally of Carrie Chapman Catt, attorney, humanitarian<\/p>\n

Charl Ormond Williams: A nationally known educator who coordinated state ratification efforts, stood by Gov. Roberts when he signed ratification papers<\/p>\n

Rep. Lois DeBerry: First female Speaker Pro Tempore in Tennessee legislature, 40 years of public service<\/p>\n

Etched faces and narratives in glass:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lide Smith Meriwether: Early suffragist who had national recognition<\/p>\n

Lulu Colyar Reese: Later suffragist, in Nashville in 1920<\/p>\n

Alma H. Law: First woman to serve on Shelby County Quarterly Court, served until her death in 1947<\/p>\n

Maxine Smith: Civil rights legend, NAACP Executive Director, registered large numbers of women to vote<\/p>\n

Minerva Johnican: First black female on County Commission and City Council, ran for city mayor in 1987, was nationally recognized Criminal Court Clerk<\/p>\n

Frances Grant Loring: \u00a0Women\u2019s rights and civil rights activist, marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a founding member of the Association for Women\u00a0Attorneys, Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association<\/p>\n

Happy Snowden Jones: Founding member of Panel of American Women, helped avert 2nd<\/sup>\u00a0sanitation workers strike, the first donor to this monument, a feminist philanthropist who was the benefactor of\u00a0The Perfect 36: Tennessee Delivers Woman Suffrage\u00a0<\/em>book, e-book, and audiobook<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Great news! We are the newest #AWBgrantee!<\/strong> Find out more about our\u00a0project and the Awesome Without Borders grant:\u00a0Awesome Without Borders<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Bill Haltom, an author and retired attorney, has written a new book about Joe Hanover entitled\u00a0Why Can\u2019t Mother Vote \u2013 Joseph Hanover and the Unfinished Business of Democracy<\/em>. Order information is at\u00a0www.billhaltom.com<\/a><\/p>\n

The e-book is available at:\u00a0Why Can\u2019t Mother Vote?: Joseph Hanover and the Unfinished Business of Democracy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Tennessee Statesman Harry T. Burn: Woman Suffrage, Free Elections and a Life of Service<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Tyler Boyd’s new book about his great-grand-uncle can be ordered by clicking on this link: Tennessee Statesman Harry T. Burn<\/a><\/div>\n
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Clarksville Cookbook Proceeds Benefit Suffrage Statue<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Tennessee Triumph Cookbook<\/em><\/strong> is a commemorative collection of vintage and current recipes. It honors the efforts of the women of Clarksville-Montgomery County, Tennessee who worked for Suffrage and helped Tennessee become \u201cThe Perfect 36,\u201d the necessary final state to ratify the 19th<\/sup> Amendment to the United States Constitution in August 1920.<\/p>\n

The book includes details about some of those Suffragists and the tasks undertaken by volunteer researchers to rediscover their forgotten story. It is a story echoed in communities across the country, not of the famous stars of the Suffrage movement, but of dedicated advocates who persisted year after year in a small Middle Tennessee town.<\/p>\n

Thirty-nine women have been identified so far, with research continuing. Clarksville is erecting a statue, Tennessee Triumph, to honor and remember them in the 100th<\/sup> Anniversary of Woman Suffrage. All proceeds from this book help fund the statue.<\/p>\n

$20.00 per copy<\/p>\n

Available from Sango Family and Community Educators.<\/p>\n

Make checks payable to Sango FCE.<\/p>\n

Brenda Harper<\/p>\n

503 Lisa Court<\/p>\n

Clarksville, TN\u00a0\u00a0 37043<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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