Mensa's World Gathering 2021

The 19th Amendment: Struggles and Triumphs (100+ Years of Women’s Suffrage) (Room Lanier Grand Ballroom J)

28 Aug 21
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Tracks: Speaker (Non-Member)

Speaker(s): Annie Johnson Benifield, Professor of Political Science and Chair of Social Sciences, Lone Star College

Annie will discuss women’s struggles and triumphs achieving voting rights and their participation in the electoral process in the United States. This program will closely examine the qualifications, restrictions, and misdeeds associated with the acquisition of voting rights for women, especially African American women since their emancipation.