Citizens at Last: The Woman Suffrage Movement in Texas

Suffragists marching in a Votes for Women parade in New York City, May 4, 1912.

Courtesy Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress.

April 17 to May 11, 2023
Dallas College Richland Campus, Lavaca Hall L100

Viewing Hours: Monday-Thursday: 8am-8pm; Friday: 8am-5pm; Saturday: 9am-2pm

Reservations for groups of 10 or more is highly recommended. Schedule a Class Visit

Dallas College Libraries will present “Citizens at Last: The Woman Suffrage Movement in Texas,” an exhibition created by the Woman’s Collection of Texas Woman’s University Library and produced by Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920 ended the women’s suffrage movement and represented a great victory for American women in their quest for the right to vote as U.S. citizens. Texas was the first state in the South to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment, a landmark moment for all who took place in the struggle for representation. “Citizens at Last” focuses on the 27-year campaign for votes in Texas. Based on the book Citizens at Last: The Woman Suffrage Movement in Texas, the exhibition uses archival photographs, newspaper clippings, cartoons, cards and texts to display the struggle in Texas.

For more information about viewing hours or to arrange group visits view the exhibit calendar on the "Schedule a Class Visit" page of this guide, or contact 972-238-6081.

Humanities Texas develops and supports diverse programs across the state, including lectures, oral history projects, teacher institutes, museum exhibitions and documentary films. For more information, please visit Humanities Texas online at http://www.humanitiestexas.org or call 512.440.1991.