. >> hi, i'm corrine porter. i'm the curator here at the national archives museum. before we head into the gallery, i wanted to talk about this out in the lobby in front of the entrance. it has a photograph of the 1913 woman's suffrage march looking up pennsylvania avenue toward the united states capital. it is overlaid with the photograph from the 2017 women's march from pennsylvania avenue as well. it's an intellect linticular so as you walk by, the image changes between the two. we really wanted to have it in the exhibit to help grab the public's attention and also to signal that this is an historic exhibit, but one that continues to have contemporary relevance today. so, let's head now into the gallery where rightfully hers is on display. so, this is the national archives exhibition to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment, but it is more than the 19th amendment exhibition. that's because the 19th amendment landmark voting rights victory that it was for women did not give all women the right t

so, my name is corrine porter. i am a curator at the national archives. the exhibition i developed is called "right to be heard: american women and the vote." as the national archives curator, it's my job to develop positions about any facet of american history, government and culture that are records at the national archives which are the permanent records facet of american history, government, that our records at the national archives. it's the permanent records of the federal government. it's a huge bit of history. obviously, a vast archive of material. i'm a generalist in terms, i don't professionalize (inaudible). when i learned of an opportunity to develop our women's suffrage exhibit, as a woman and as someone who has been passionate about the subject, as long as i've been passionate about history which is as long as i can remember, i was really thrilled to have an opportunity to put this together for this anniversary. >> wonderful, thanks corinne. so janice, same questions to you. tell us about your exhibit and a bit of your background. >> sure. t

to tour the exhibit "rightfully hers: american women and the vote" with museum curator corrine porter. corrine: hi, i am corinne porter. i am a curator here at the national archives museum. i am going to show you around the exhibition today. before we head into the gallery, i want to talk about this lenticular that is out in the lobby. it has a photograph of the 1913 women's suffrage march, looking up pennsylvania avenue toward the united states capital. it is overlaid with a photograph from the 2017 women's march from pennsylvania avenue as well. and it is a lenticular, which has a special effect. as you walk by, the image changes between the two. we really wanted to have it in the exhibit to help grab the public's attention, and also to signal this is a historic exhibit, but one that continues to have contemporary relevance today. let's head into the gallery, where "rightfully hers" is on display. so, this is a national archives exhibition to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment. but it is more than a 19th amendment exhibition. that is because the 19th amendment, la

. >> hi, i'm corrine porter. i'm the curator here at the national archives museum. before we head into the gallery, i wanted

and corrine porter, stand up, is the curator of that exhibit. [ applause ] one of the goals of the exhibit is to recognize both the broad diversity of suffrage activists and the many bases on which american women have been barred from voting. as susan ware does in "why they march" the exhibit looks beyond the familiar names such as susan b. anthony and alice paul and brings activists from a variety of backgrounds showing that the cause of suffrage was advanced by american women across race, ethnicity and class. susan ware, a pioneer in the women's history is the author of numerous books on the 20th century, u.s. history, including american women's history, a very short introduction. still missing, amelia earhart and the search for modern feminism and letter to the world, seven women who shaped the american century. educated at wellesley and harvard, she's taught at new york and harvard where she served as editor of notable american women completing the 20th century. since 2012 she's served as the general editor of the american national biography at the ratcliff institute for advanced study

to tour the exhibit "rightfully hers: american women and the vote" with museum curator corrine porter