Explore the History -
Articles
-
Celebrating the Voting Rights Act of 1965
August 3, 2020 We’re thrilled to have two temporary art installations up this month celebrating voting rights in Utah! The Voting Rights Act became law on August 6, 1965 to ensure that all people had access to the ballot, regardless of race. Our interactive art pieces celebrate the women of color who fought for equal […]Read More -
Call for Artists – Celebrating the Voting Rights Act
May 21, 2020 EDIT: Deadline is June 12–but if you need more time to submit a proposal, please let us know at the email address below! Better Days 2020 is seeking artists to design and create a temporary interactive art installation that honors Utahns’ work for civil and human rights and encourages voting and civic […]Read More -
Better Days 2020 Reading Club – Week 6: How Black Suffragists Fought for the Right to Vote and a Modicum of Respect
April 27, 2020 We’ve read five articles together through the Better Days 2020 Reading Club, and we hope you’ve enjoyed all of them so far! We have some great topics planned for the next few weeks, so make sure to stay tuned to our social media for our weekly posts. When we discussed the division […]Read More -
Better Days 2020 Reading Club – Week 4 – Winning the Vote: A Divided Movement brought about the Nineteenth Amendment
April 13, 2020 Welcome to Week Four of the Better Days 2020 Reading Club! We hope you enjoyed last week’s article. This week’s article was written by Dr. Lisa Tetrault, who we read from our very first week about the Seneca Falls Convention. We’ll be learning about the divisions and tensions that arose within the […]Read More -
Black Women’s Political Participation in Early Utah
by Katherine Kitterman, Better Days 2020 Historical Director January 31, 2020 The 150th anniversary of Utah’s first women’s suffrage law is this February. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be posting more on the context behind Utah’s 1870 suffrage law and the effects it had for Utah women. It’s important to remember this year that […]Read More