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MAREMI ANDREOZZI
The Suffragists
Acrylic on canvas
18 x 24 in.
Courtesy of Adah Rose Gallery
ARTIST STATEMENT
Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815–1902), Lucretia Mott (1793–1880), and Susan B. Anthony (1820–1906) need little introduction as leaders of the women's rights movement. Stanton's "Declaration of Sentiments" presented at the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention launched the national women's suffrage movement. Mott was one of the main organizers of the Seneca Fall Convention. Anthony was a brilliant political strategist and orator who worked tirelessly to promote equal pay for equal work, women's education, the rights of working women, and fair divorce laws. All three died before women received the right to vote with the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920.
The Suffragists is dedicated to the unflagging efforts of countless suffragists of the past and those who work to ensure equitable voting today. The voice of women in the electorate is as important today as it was during the time of the suffragists. Challenges to equitable access, confidence in voting accuracy, and efficiency in the democratic process continue to be exploited issues. Voting is a civic engagement that still requires constant attention and passionate participation. |