To kick off the National Constitution Center’s yearlong celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, join an evening of conversations on the legacy of the amendment that secured women the right to vote. The event will begin with a discussion with National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen and Exhibit Developer Elena Popchock to discuss the Center's forthcoming exhibit, The 19th Amendment: How Women Won the Vote. It will be followed by a conversation moderated by Lauren Leader of All in Together with former Congresswomen Melissa A. Hart, New York Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Hochul, and Donna F. Edwards exploring how we can continue the unfinished work of women’s suffrage.
This program is presented in partnership with All In Together, as part of the Center’s celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, and is generously sponsored by Procter & Gamble and Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC.
Participants
Panel One
- Jeffrey Rosen is the president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization devoted to educating the public about the U.S. Constitution. Rosen is also professor of law at The George Washington University Law School and a contributing editor of The Atlantic.
- Elena Popchock is the exhibition developer at the National Constitution Center, overseeing exhibit content from conception through installation. Since 2016, she has served as the lead developer for several exhibits, including Hamilton: The Constitutional Clashes That Shaped a Nation and most recently, the permanent exhibit Civil War and Reconstruction: The Battle for Freedom and Equality. She is currently writing and developing an exhibit on the 19th Amendment.
Panel Two
- Lauren Leader is the co-founder and CEO of All In Together, a non-partisan organization dedicated to training a generation of American women across the economic and political divide on civics and civic leadership. Leader's first book is Crossing the Thinnest Line. Her writing has appeared in a wide range of publications including Forbes, Harvard Business Review, New York Times, Bustle, Fatherly, Refinery29, and Inc.
- Kathleen Hochul is the 77th Lieutenant Governor of New York and chairs the NYS Women’s Suffrage 100th Anniversary Commemoration Commission, among other initiatives. Hochul previously served as legal counsel and legislative assistant to Congressman John LaFalce and Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, as well as the representative for New York's 26th Congressional District.
- Donna F. Edwards represented Maryland’s 4th District for five terms in Congress, where she served on the committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; Science, Space and Technology; and Ethics, and on the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission. Edwards was the first woman of color elected to represent the state of Maryland, and is currently a Washington Post opinion contributor.
- Melissa A. Hart recently co-founded a political media and strategy firm, RPC Strategies. Hart is an Attorney and Strategic Communications Consultant, affiliated with the law firm Hergenroeder Rega Ewing & Kennedy, LLC; in Pittsburgh. Hart served in the U.S. House of Representatives for three terms, from January 2001 until January 2007. She is the first and the only Republican woman to represent Pennsylvania in the U.S. Congress.
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