Five local organizations are collaborating to bring you a virtual visit with Elaine Weiss, author of The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote. This event is part of the RAA’s year-long celebration of women’s history and the Leading Ladies of Rutherford County project.
This online event will include author Q&A, book trivia, and prizes for trivia winners. The public is invited to submit questions for the author to jlcarmack@gmail.com no later than November 2.
Local organizations the American Association of University Women–Murfreesboro, the League of Women Voters of Murfreesboro / Rutherford County, the Middle Tennessee Lawyers' Association for Women, and the MTSU President’s Commission on the Status of Women are joining RAA in sponsoring this event.
As requested by the author, please make donations to the League of Women Voters of Tennessee using this link:
bit.ly/elaine-for-lwvtn
The Woman’s Hour chronicles the critical last six weeks of the battle for women’s right to vote in the Tennesseee State Legislature. The book follows the activists who led the decades-long fight to grant women the right to vote and sheds light on how close the battle to ratify the 19th Amendment really was. The story celebrates those who changed history and laid the foundation for the civil rights movement that came decades later. Amblin TV (Steven Spielberg) has optioned the book for a TV mini-series or movie.
Get the Book
Bookshop (supporting all local bookstores online).
A version of the book for young readers is also available - learn more here.
Our local library also has the book, both in print and in digital format.
More information
Learn more about the author and the book in this story on NPR, or explore this this readers guide.
Join us - here’s the Zoom info
AAUW Tennessee is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Visit with Elaine Weiss
Time: Nov 17, 2020 05:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
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Member meetings are usually held on the second Tuesday of the month and are free and open to the public. Why not invite a friend? We make an effort to hold meetings at different times of day and (when we’re not virtual) different locations across Rutherford County to accommodate as many people as we can. We also want to showcase the breadth and depth of cultural heritage resources available.
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