Embracing Complications
This year the nation celebrates the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment, which gave women the right to vote. Plans ranging from festive parades to scholarly publications are underway around the nation. Coinciding with the 2020 presidential campaign, the anniversary year offers a litmus test for the role of history in our […]
The Vote 2020: A Statewide Conversation About Voting
The humanities are essential for understanding our democracy. Through a special grant opportunity for 2020, Mass Humanities is proud to announce “The Vote,” a statewide conversation about the past, present and future of voting rights. “The Vote” commemorates the centennial of the 19th Amendment through grants to 17 Massachusetts organizations, funded as part of the […]