The 19th Amendment: Looking Back, Looking Forward

Session Submission Type: Roundtable

Session Description

This roundtable brings together leading scholars to take stock of women’s political involvement as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. Drawing on their extensive knowledge of women and politics, panelists will provide a historical orientation to women’s political activity as well as offer projections for the future. This roundtable includes experts on social movements, turnout, office holding and representation, candidates and campaigns, intersectionality, voting rights, sexual violence, and public policy. In addition, several panelists bring deep expertise of U.S. politics and comparative politics, which will bring cross-national insights into the discussion of the American experience. In sum, this roundtable leverages the anniversary of the 19th Amendment to explore both how far women’s political participation has come and how many opportunities and obstacles remain, especially for women of color.

Pi Sigma Alpha, the political science honor society, is organizing this roundtable because Pi Sigma Alpha is also celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2020. PSA thinks there is no better way to honor its own achievements than to focus on women’s political participation. PSA would be happy to provide coffee and snacks for attendees at this roundtable. The chair of the roundtable is Zoe M. Oxley, who will be the incoming president of Pi Sigma Alpha.

Sub Unit

• Theme Panel

Cosponsor

• Division 31: Women and Politics Research

Chair

• Zoe M. Oxley Union College

Presenters

• S. Laurel Weldon Simon Fraser University

• Christina Wolbrecht University of Notre Dame

• Celeste M. Montoya University of Colorado, Boulder

• Kelly Dittmar Rutgers University-Camden

• Niambi M. Carter Howard University

• Dawn L. Teele Johns Hopkins University