Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence
August 26, 2020 – November 14, 2020
Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence is an outdoor exhibit and scavenger hunt celebrating the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution, which guarantees women in the United States the right to vote. This exhibit shares important and accurate voting information provided by the Bernalillo County Clerk’s Office. These two resources provide a historical framework on voting rights, the importance of voting, and how to exercise the right to vote today. We invite you to participate in a regional scavenger hunt featuring a wide variety of challenges. Find the questions, maps, and more info at BernCo.gov/VotesForWomenNM or on Facebook and Instagram @VotesForWomenNM.
Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence is organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service in collaboration with the National Portrait Gallery. This project received support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative.
The exhibit was brought to the Albuquerque metro area by Bernalillo Community Museum and Gutiérrez Hubbell House History & Cultural Center, a Bernalillo County Open Space.
More information about Votes for Women can be found at: si.edu/spotlight/votes-for-women
The exhibit can be found throughout the Albuquerque metro area and the Town of Bernalillo. To participate in the scavenger hunt, please follow us on social media:
PARTNERS:
Bernalillo County Open Space
Gutiérrez-Hubbell House
Bernalillo Community Museum
Bernalillo County Clerk’s Office
Hubbell House Alliance
PANEL HOST SITES:
Gutiérrez-Hubbell House
Bernalillo Community Museum
CABQ Cultural Services
Albuquerque Main Library
Juan Tabo Public Library
Albuquerque Open Space Visitor Center
Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, University of New Mexico
National Hispanic Cultural Center / Pop Fizz
Tortuga Art Gallery
Beginning Sept. 8, 2020
See the full exhibit at Gutiérrez Hubbell House, 6029 Isleta Blvd. SW: The exhibit will be on display Tuesday, Sept. 8 through Saturday, Nov. 14. On-site parking is available from 3 p.m. to dusk for the duration of the exhibit. The open space grounds continue to be open to pedestrians from dawn to dusk, seven days a week. Gutiérrez-Hubbell House itself and restrooms remain closed to the public.
See the full exhibit at Bernalillo Community Museum: Start your tour at the Town Hall, 829 Camino del Pueblo, in Bernalillo! Bring a car, because the posters are all over town! You can find them at town parks during daylight hours, at the museum building next to the library on calle Malinche, and along Don Tomas and Camino del Pueblo. The museum is closed to the public at present, but the conversation is happening online at #VotesforWomenNM.
PROGRAMS
Wednesday, Aug. 26, 4-7 p.m.:
Celebrating 100 Years of Women Voting” – Pamela Herndon Virtual Event
Saturday, Sept. 26, 10 a.m.:
Votes for Women Virtual Exhibit Tour with Guest Curator Danielle Griego hosted by Bachechi Open Space https://www.facebook.com/BachechiOpenSpace/