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Inspired to Serve (open access)

Inspired to Serve

Final report of the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service documenting findings and recommendations regarding the Commission's task to (1) review the military selective service process and (2) suggest methods to increase military, national, and public service.
Date: March 2020
Creator: United States. National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Inspired to Serve: Legislative Annex (open access)

Inspired to Serve: Legislative Annex

Supplemental report outlining the legislative proposal of the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service (The Inspire to Serve Act of 2020) with section-by-section analysis and cross-references to existing laws.
Date: March 2020
Creator: United States. National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Become a Trailblazer: Uncovering the Whole Story of Women's Suffrage captions transcript

Become a Trailblazer: Uncovering the Whole Story of Women's Suffrage

Webinar discussing the National Votes for Women Trail with several panelists involved in the project to place historic markers in every state documenting the historical figures and events in the women's suffrage movement. It opens with a video clip describing the markers that have already been placed in Kentucky.
Date: August 13, 2020
Creator: United States. Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Discussion About Women's Suffrage and the Arts captions transcript

A Discussion About Women's Suffrage and the Arts

Conversation with Pam Breaux, hosted by Mary Anne Carter, discussing the role of the arts in activism, particularly the women's suffrage movement. They also specifically talk about the book published by the National Endowment for the Arts in honor of the centennial of the passage of the 19th amendment.
Date: August 20, 2020
Creator: Carter, Mary Anne & Breaux, Pam
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Suffrage Snapshot: Episode 1 captions transcript

Suffrage Snapshot: Episode 1

Whiteboard animation video providing an overview of women's suffrage in the United States and the passing of the 19th Amendment.
Date: 2020
Creator: United States. Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Suffrage Snapshot: Episode 2 captions transcript

Suffrage Snapshot: Episode 2

Whiteboard animation video describing the history of women's suffrage in the United States. This episode focuses on the differences between "suffragist" (primarily U.S.) and "suffragette" (primarily U.K.) as well as the similarities of the suffrage movement in Britain and the U.S.
Date: 2020
Creator: United States. Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Suffrage Snapshot: Episode 4 captions transcript

Suffrage Snapshot: Episode 4

Whiteboard animation video describing the history of women's suffrage in the United States. This episode focuses on the various suffrage associations and leaders that worked toward the right to vote.
Date: 2020
Creator: United States. Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Suffrage Snapshot: Episode 5 captions transcript

Suffrage Snapshot: Episode 5

Whiteboard animation video describing the history of women's suffrage in the United States. This episode focuses on the actions of Susan B. Anthony and Lucy Stone, who both registered to vote before the 19th amendment was passed.
Date: 2020
Creator: United States. Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Suffrage Snapshot: Episode 6 captions transcript

Suffrage Snapshot: Episode 6

Whiteboard animation video describing the history of women's suffrage in the United States. This episode focuses on the American Equal Rights Association, which was founded by Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass to work for equal voting rights for all.
Date: 2020
Creator: United States. Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Curator's Cut: An Inside Look at D.C.'s Suffrage Exhibits captions transcript

Curator's Cut: An Inside Look at D.C.'s Suffrage Exhibits

Webinar presentation with a panel of curators discussing exhibits celebrating the centennial of the 19th amendment and the women's suffrage movement at the National Portrait Gallery, the National Archives, and the Library of Congress.
Date: May 27, 2020
Creator: Millay, Kelsey; Lemay, Kate Clarke; Porter, Corinne & Ruth, Janice E.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Suffrage Snapshot: Episode 7 captions transcript

Suffrage Snapshot: Episode 7

Whiteboard animation video describing the history of women's suffrage in the United States. This episode focuses on the 1913 women's suffrage parade, the first organized protest march in the U.S.
Date: 2020
Creator: United States. Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Washington Nationals First Pitch by Retta] captions transcript

[Washington Nationals First Pitch by Retta]

Video of actress/comedian Retta throwing the ceremonial first pitch for the Washington Nationals game in honor of the centennial of women's suffrage. The pitch was taped in a backyard.
Date: August 26, 2020
Creator: United States. Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[U.S. House of Representatives Suffrage Centennial Celebration] captions transcript

[U.S. House of Representatives Suffrage Centennial Celebration]

Video footage of members of the U.S. House of Representatives wearing yellow roses in honor of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment, with statements by several Congresspersons about the celebration.
Date: August 18, 2020
Creator: United States. Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Keynote Conversation with Senator Blackburn captions transcript

Keynote Conversation with Senator Blackburn

Conversation between Anna Laymon, the Executive Director of the Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission, and Marsha Blackburn, the first woman senator from Tennessee, discussing the suffrage movement in Tennessee, the 36th state to ratify the 19th amendment.
Date: August 18, 2020
Creator: Laymon, Anna & Blackburn, Marsha
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Song Suffragettes Performance Highlights] captions transcript

[Song Suffragettes Performance Highlights]

Video with highlights of performances by the Song Suffragettes, a collaboration of women singers and musicians honoring the centennial anniversary of the 19th amendment, along with brief statements from the artists.
Date: 2020
Creator: Ell, Lindsay, 1989- & McBryde, Ashley
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Turning Point Suffragist Memorial Update captions transcript

Turning Point Suffragist Memorial Update

Update about the installation of three statues commissioned by the Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission at the Turning Point Suffragist Memorial, which will open in spring 2021.
Date: December 2, 2020
Creator: United States. Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission Legacy captions transcript

The Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission Legacy

Video documenting the work of the Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission and the various initiatives and projects that were sponsored during the 2020 centennial, as well as statements from several of the commissioners about their personal experiences serving on the commission.
Date: October 8, 2020
Creator: United States. Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
The War of the Roses captions transcript

The War of the Roses

Video describing the events that occurred around the vote in Tennessee to become the 36th state to ratify the 19th amendment.
Date: 2020
Creator: United States. Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Washington Nationals Game Opening Statement] captions transcript

[Washington Nationals Game Opening Statement]

Opening statement from Anna Laymon (Executive Director of the Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission) and her son, Bennett, saying "Play ball" to start the Washington Nationals game on August 26, 2020 in honor of the anniversary of the 19th amendment.
Date: August 26, 2020
Creator: United States. Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Welcome from Senator Marsha Blackburn captions transcript

Welcome from Senator Marsha Blackburn

Introductory statement by Marsha Blackburn, the first woman senator from Tennessee, as a way to kick-off centennial events in her home state to celebrate the anniversary of the 19th amendment.
Date: August 18, 2020
Creator: United States. Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Women's Fight for the Vote: Celebrating 100 Years of the 19th Amendment captions transcript

Women's Fight for the Vote: Celebrating 100 Years of the 19th Amendment

Discussion with Elaine Weiss and Hillary Rodham Clinton, moderated by Carla Hayden, about the history of women's suffrage in the United States in the context of the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment.
Date: August 17, 2020
Creator: Hayden, Carla Diane, 1952-; Weiss, Elaine F., 1952- & Clinton, Hillary Rodham
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Equality for All Mural] captions transcript

[Equality for All Mural]

Video describing the creation of the mural "Equality for All" as part of the centennial activities celebrating the ratification of the 19th amendment.
Date: 2020
Creator: United States. Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Responding to Pandemics and Other National Emergencies (open access)

Responding to Pandemics and Other National Emergencies

Fact sheet describing background and recommendations regarding ways that public service could be leveraged to assist with a range of potential disasters or emergencies.
Date: March 2020
Creator: United States. National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Growing National Service (open access)

Growing National Service

Fact sheet describing ways to expand volunteer opportunities such as AmeriCorps, Youth Build, Senior Corps, and Peace Corps to support larger numbers of Americans in service.
Date: March 2020
Creator: United States. National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library