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  • August 28, 2005

    Catt Center "Celebrates Voting" with series of events

  • The Catt Center for Women and Politics at Iowa State University celebrated the act of voting during a series of special events on Friday, Aug. 26, on campus.

    "Celebrate Voting," a joint initiative of the Catt Center, Iowa Secretary of State Chet Culver, Iowa State Historical Foundation, Iowa Department of Human Rights, Iowa Civil Rights Commission, NAACP, ID Action and League of Women Voters of Iowa, recognizes the 40th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, the 85th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment (women's right to vote), and the current implementation of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA).

    The Catt Center is named after Carrie Chapman Catt, an Iowa State University alumna and a leader in the passage of the 19th Amendment.

    On Friday, the day was highlighted by a noon program featuring Iowa Secretary of State Chet Culver and a performance of the one-woman show, "The Yellow Rose of Suffrage," by ISU Theatre's Jane Cox. The excerpt of her play depicts the life of Carrie Chapman Catt and the struggle for women to win the right to vote in the early 20th century.

    Also on Friday, the Catt Center staffed booths on campus, allowing individuals the opportunity to register to vote or change their vote registration.

    Earlier in August, a series of "Celebrate Voting" events were held in Des Moines. Other events will be held this fall at Iowa State, the University of Iowa and the University of Northern Iowa to focus on voting rights and responsibilities of women, youth, minority and new American voters.

Jane Cox in "Yellow Rose of Suffrage"

Iowa Secretary of State Chet Culver

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