Did you know 2010 marks the centennial of women’s right to vote in Washington State? 4Culture has a few projects up our sleeve to commemorate this important historical milestone, which we’ll let you know about soon. Keep your eyes peeled for more info this summer and fall.
In the meantime, we recommend checking out a new exhibit from the Washington State Historical Society and the Women’s History Consortium – opening this Saturday, March 13, at the State Capital Museum in Olympia. “From Parlor to Podium” focuses on the territorial suffrage campaigns centered in Olympia, and the women and men who worked to secure the vote for Washington women. The exhibit highlights how the suffrage movement went from homes to the public sphere as women and men organized for women’s rights. Running through June 30, 2011, the exhibit complements other projects and programs of the Women’s History Consortium, part of WSHS, which is leading the commemoration of the centennial of women’s right to vote in Washington in 2010, and places the 1910 victory in context of both the 19th century national movement and the complex Washington Territorial suffrage saga.
Cartoon from the May 1910 issue of Votes for Women making reference to the Reverend Mark Matthew’s opposition to women’s suffrage. Courtesy Washington State Historical Society.
e4c will feature Groeniger’s The Ping Yao Continuum, depicting a scene of daily life at a restaurant in the ancient city of Ping Yao. Played in slow reverse, the food comes out of their mouths and is placed back onto the plates. Tea flows from within the body and returns to the glasses. The simple ritual act of eating together at the same table is one of the most universal human experiences. This video, The Ping Yao Continuum, is meant to express this tension by exploring the domestic ritual of a simple family meal inside the transitioning city, capturing a brief moment in time; and then extending it in reverse in an effort to prolong the experience of the present tense and savor the moment as an isolated, universal, ritual experience.
