On August 26, 1920, women were given the right to vote in the United States with the certification of the 19th Amendment. The launch of the Women Soaring Project (WSP) this fall 2020 fortuitously coincides with the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage. It is with great honor that the WSP is able to celebrate this incredible achievement in women's history highlighting exceptional artworks with its inaugural exhibit, Women Suffragists.
The panel of jurors for this show was comprised of the WSP co-founders and advisory board members including Jane Le Skaife, Jackie Lo, Megan Seely, Leah Cluff, Jennifer Lugris, Grace Gray-Adams, Jenifer Vernon and Lesley Doig. While we received 48 submissions from artists all around the world, we voted on the top three pieces that displayed the strongest content and execution in addressing the theme of women's suffrage. We are pleased to announce these winning works are:
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First place - Artist Summer Herrera, Dorothy, A Young Activist, 2020
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Second place - Artist Ildiko Nova, Fair Representation, 2020
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Third place - Artist Angela (Azadeh) Raz, Healing, 2020
Please join us in congratulating these artists, and thank you to all those who participated. To see these works and more, please enter our virtual gallery below.
WOMEN
SOARING
An interactive arts and culture project seeking to see, know, and appreciate women in history
Who is Lucy Stone?
Lucy Stone was an influential abolitionist and suffragist fighting for both racial and gender equality. As a committed feminist, she announced at her own wedding that she was rejecting the current marital laws making the husband superior to the wife and that she would also be keeping her last name. Her efforts towards gender equality would eventually lead her to organizing the first national Women’s Rights Convention in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1850. Stone later diverged from other pioneers in the women’s suffrage movement over tensions concerning the 15th Amendment, which allowed men of all races to vote, but still not women. As a member of the American Anti-Slavery Society, Stone supported the 15th Amendment and eventually formed the American Women’s Suffrage Association (AWSA) that supported suffrage for all regardless of race and gender.