Minnesota Women's Suffrage Day 

About

Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Minnesota's ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which expanded voting rights for women.

12:00 PM – 5:00 PM – CAPITOL GROUNDS
Food trucks

Civic Engagement Fair and Voter Registration on the grounds of the Capitol

Activities at the Minnesota Woman Suffrage Memorial (located at Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Cedar Street)

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM – CAPITOL ROTUNDA
View the suffrage history exhibit "A Century of Civic Engagement: The League of Women Voters Minnesota"

1:00 PM – CAPITOL STEPS
Special photo taken of past and current female elected officials

1:30 PM – CAPITOL ROTUNDA
Commemorative program. Featured speakers confirmed:

MN Secretary of State Steve Simon

MN Attorney General Keith Ellison

MN Auditor Julie Blaha

MN Supreme Court Justice Lorie Skjerven Gildea

MN Senator Carla J. Nelson

MN Representative Anne Neu

MN Representative Dean Urdahl

Former MN Secretary of State Joan Growe

Josie R. Johnson

Clara Ueland and other descendants from the Minnesota Woman Suffrage Memorial

Plus, a special performance from the University of Minnesota Marching Band!

2:30 PM – MINNESOTA WOMAN SUFFRAGE MEMORIAL
Suffrage parade and dedication ceremony

Special performance from the Robbinsdale Cooper Marching Band

Girl Scouts Flag Ceremony

Tree Planting and Dedication Ceremony

"Bring the Memorial Alive" Presentation to remember the women on the Memorial

Special tribute to author and historian Barbara Stuhler

Minnesota Suffragists Rally Pop-Up Play (at 12:30 and 4:15pm)

Grant funding provided by Explore Minnesota.