Editor’s Introduction

Authors

Katherine Kitterman

Keywords

BYU Studies, introduction

Abstract

I study the history of women’s voting rights in Utah. For the past two years, I’ve been the historical director for Better Days 2020, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a mission to popularize Utah women’s history. The year 2020 marks the 150th anniversary of Utah women’s first votes, the centennial of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, and the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, all important parts of the long struggle for equal suffrage in the United States. So this anniversary year is a golden opportunity to learn about women in history who fought for equality, spoke out on a national stage, and improved their local communities. Better Days 2020 has created several resources available to anyone who wants to explore the story of suffrage in Utah.

Recommended Citation

Kitterman, Katherine (2020) "Editor’s Introduction," BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 59: Iss. 3, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol59/iss3/4