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Check out our live in-person and online programs, podcasts, and blog posts related to the 19th Amendment and Women and the Constitution

 

Past Video Programs

2020 Liberty Medal Post-Ceremony Conversation

Join a conversation exploring Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's legacy as a constitutional and cultural icon with two of her former…

September 17, 2020

RESOLVED: Songs of Women’s Suffrage and the 19th Amendment

Join a premiere performance and Town Hall discussion in celebration of the opening of the Center's new 19th Amendment exhibit.

August 26, 2020

19th Amendment: Past, Present, and Future

Celebrate the 19th Amendment with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Secretary Condoleezza Rice, Abby Wambach, and others.

August 6, 2020

The Right to Vote: A Constitutional History

Election law experts Alexander Keyssar, Derek Muller, and Franita Tolson explore the evolution of suffrage.

July 20, 2020

A Conversation with Secretary Madeleine Albright

America's first female Secretary of State reflects on her career in public service, women’s leadership, and new book.

June 16, 2020

Elizabeth Cady Stanton: An American Life

Lori Ginzberg discusses her new biography of one of the founders of the women's rights movement, Elizabeth Cady Stanton: An…

March 11, 2020

Women Leading Change: From Voting Rights Onward

Leading American women such as Lauren Leader, Melissa Hart, Kathleen Hochul, and Donna F. Edwards explore the future of women in…

March 10, 2020

RBG in Song: An Evening with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg featuring a Special Performance

A performance of "THE LONG VIEW: A Portrait of Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Nine Songs," precedes a discussion between Justice Ruth…

December 17, 2019

Conversations with RBG: A Book Talk with Jeffrey Rosen

National Constitution Center President and CEO, Jeffrey Rosen, is joined by Slate Magazine's Dahlia Lithwick for a discussion of…

November 6, 2019

Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton: The Book of Gutsy Women

Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton discuss their new book, The Book of Gutsy Women. MSNBC political analyst, Joy Reid,…

October 7, 2019

The Suffrage Movement: Revisiting the Final Campaign

December 5, 2018

Do We Need An Equal Rights Amendment To Ensure Gender Equality?

Constitutional law expert Cary Franklin, leading women’s history scholar Alice Kessler-Harris, and American legal history…

March 4, 2015

Red, White, and Blue: America’s Influence on the Norwegian Constitution

In celebration of the 200th anniversary of Norway’s Constitution, the National Constitution Center and the Norwegian-American…

October 22, 2014

From Suffrage to Workplace Equality

Prominent scholars Nancy Cott of Harvard University, Neil Siegel of Duke University School of Law, and Yale Law School’s Reva…

May 5, 2014

Podcasts

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Constitutional Icon

Sept 17, 2020

RESOLVED: Songs of Women’s Suffrage and the 19th Amendment

Sept 15, 2020

19th Amendment: Origins, History, and Legacy

Aug 27, 2020

Live at the NCC: The 19th Amendment: The Untold Story

Aug 13, 2020

The 19th Amendment: The Untold Story

Aug 11, 2020

A Constitutional History of the Right to Vote

Jul 21, 2020

Secretary Madeleine Albright

Jun 16, 2020

Women Leading Change

Apr 21, 2020

Elizabeth Cady Stanton: An American Life

Apr 14, 2020

Will the Equal Rights Amendment be Adopted?

Jan 30, 2020

RBG on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law

Dec 24, 2019

Jeffrey Rosen on Conversations with RBG

Nov 12, 2019

The Constitutional Legacy of Seneca Falls

Jul 25, 2019

Women and the Civil War: The Untold Stories

Jul 16, 2019

Can the Equal Rights Amendment be Revived?

Feb 7, 2019

RBG and On the Basis of Sex

Jan 22, 2019

The Suffrage Movement: Revisiting the Final Campaign

Dec 25, 2018

The Debate over President Trump's Election Commission

Jul 20, 2017

The History and Meaning of the 19th Amendment

Aug 18, 2016

Blog Posts

The vote that led to the 19th Amendment

On the anniversary of the 19th Amendment's ratification, we look back at a young politician whose unexpected vote in the Tennessee…

Aug 18, 2020

On this day, the 19th Amendment joins the Constitution

On this day in 1920, Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment, ensuring that the amendment guaranteeing a…

Aug 18, 2020

On this day, Jeannette Rankin’s history-making moment

It was on April 2, 1917 that Jeanette Rankin became the first woman in Congress. But within days, she became the target of…

Apr 2, 2020

On this day, the Supreme Court upholds limits on women and factory work hours

On February 24, 1908, the Supreme Court decided Muller v. Oregon, unanimously upholding an Oregon law setting a 10-hour limit on…

Feb 24, 2020

Will the Equal Rights Amendment Be Adopted?

The ERA remains caught up in the surprisingly unsettled question of the process of adding a proposed amendment to the…

Feb 6, 2020

Could the Equal Rights Amendment become a reality?

On January 15, 2020, the Virginia legislature passed a resolution to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. The move sets off an…

Jan 15, 2020

On this day, the first woman is directly elected to the Senate

On January 12, 1932, a recent widow became the first woman to win election to the United States Senate, when Hattie Ophelia Wyatt…

Jan 12, 2020

Why is August 26 known as Women’s Equality Day?

The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote nationally on August 18, 1920, so why is Women’s Equality Day on August 26th…

Aug 26, 2019

On this day, the Seneca Falls Convention begins

On July 19, 1848, the first women's rights convention in the United States began at Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls, New York.

Jul 19, 2019