Grand Opening and Panel Talk on Women's Suffrage to Be Held on June 18 at TSLAC in conjunction with “Women’s Power, Women’s Vote” exhibit

The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) will unveil its new exhibit, “Women’s Power, Women’s Vote” with a special reception on Tuesday, June 18, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives and Library Building in Austin.

The grand opening event will include refreshments, special activities, and selected items on view from our collections, in addition to the main exhibit. We will also host a panel discussion, featuring:

• Nancy Baker Jones, PhD (moderator), President, Board of Directors, Ruthe Winegarten Foundation for Texas Women’s History;

• Grace Chimene, President, Board of Directors, League of Women Voters of Texas;

• Nikki Van Hightower, PhD, former Women’s Advocate for the City of Houston, Harris County Treasurer, city liaison for the 1977 International Women’s Year National Conference, and activist.

On display through March 2020 in TSLAC's lobby gallery, this exhibit is timed to coincide with the centenary of Texas’s ratification of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution. Texas became the ninth of the needed 36 states to approve the amendment on June 28, 1919. This exhibit explores the motivation for and evolution of this struggle and is documented through the personal collections of Texas women and government records. The 19th Amendment officially became law in August of 1920.

Located in Austin, TSLAC offers ongoing exhibits in the lobby of the Lorenzo de Zavala Building at 1201 Brazos Street, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and monthly on Second Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For directions and parking information, see tsl.texas.gov/visit. Exhibits are free and open to the public.