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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
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
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
Jun 16, 2020
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
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
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
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