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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 Wilhelmine Kekelaokalaninui Widemann Dowsett?
Wilhelmine Kekelaokalaninui Widemann Dowsett was a Native Hawaiian suffragist who helped organize the National Women’s Equal Suffrage Association of Hawai’i (WESAH) in 1912. While many were against granting the right of suffrage to Asian women, Dowsett strongly believed in the fight for all women to vote. At one point during the movement, she was able to rally nearly 500 women of “various nationalities, of all ages,” including Princess Kalaniana’ole and Lahilahi Webb, former lady-in-waiting to Queen Lili’uokalani’s court to storm the floor of the House to demand “Votes for Women.”
“I can speak for my Hawaiian sisters, and I can say that in every way the woman is man’s superior. She will not only cast her vote fully as intelligently – she will vote, honestly. There isn’t enough money in the world to buy her vote.”
Source(s):Chronicling America, NPS
Wilhelmine Kekelaokalaninui Widemann Dowsett. 1918, Photograph, Unknown author - Hawaii State Archives (PP-71-2-014)
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