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I Wish Ma Could Vote

For more than half of this country’s existence, women were denied the right to vote — from 1784 to 1920, when Congress passed the 19th Amendment. It guaranteed women the right to vote, although widespread voter suppression tactics forced many black American women to wait another 45 years to exercise their constitutional right until the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In commemoration of the 19th Amendment’s 105th anniversary, Gonzaga University Theatre is hosting “I Wish Ma Could Vote: An Evening of Women’s Suffrage Plays.” The staged reading production features a student cast presenting a collection of plays from suffragettes, as well as those opposed to the movement. Directed by Theatre Department Chair Leslie Stamoolis, the production includes works from Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Marie Jenney Howe and Cicely Hamilton. The show is meant to illustrate that the fight for women’s voting rights often happened in places like parlors and theaters, where people gathered to share stories and connect with one another.

I Wish Ma Could Vote: An Evening of Women’s Suffrage Plays • Thu, Feb. 6 and Fri, Feb. 7 at 7:30 pm • $12 • Gonzaga University Magnuson Theatre • 502 E. Boone Ave. • gonzaga.edu/theatreanddance

— Colton Rasanen