#IDAHOWOMEN100 Celebrating women in government at State Archives exhibit

#IDAHOWOMEN100 Celebrating women in government at State Archives exhibit

ARCHIVES IS HAVINGTHEIR CENTENNIALCELEBRATIONS FORWOMENS SUFFRAGEIN THE FORM OF ANEXHIBITION OFWOMEN INGOVERNMENT.SIX ON YOUR SIDE'SJESSICA TAYLORTOURED IT WITH TWOOF IDAHO'S HIGHESTRANKING WOMEN INGOVERNMENT.JESSICA: "JUST AS ITSAYS ON THE WALL,SINCE 1896 THENUMBER OF WOMENIN ELECTED OFFICEIN IDAHO CONTINUESTO GROW.

LT.GOVERNOR JANICEMCGEACHIN ANDREPRESENTATIVEMEGAN BLANKSMAREFLECT ON HOWTHE WOMEN IN THISROOM IMPACT THEIRTIME IN OFFICE""ALL FOUR OFIDAHO'S POLITICALPARTIES EMBRACEDA SUFFRAGE PLANKAS PART OF THEIRPLATFORM"THE HISTORY ONTHESE WALLSCONTINUES TOAFFECT HOW OURGOVERNMENTOPERATES TODAY."THEY PASSEDLEGISLATION, THEYDRAFTED BILLS,JUST LIKE THEIRMALECOUNTERPARTS"IDAHO WAS AHEAD OFTHE CURVE ONWOMEN'SSUFFRAGE.

ADDINGA STATECONSTITUTIONALAMENDMENT 24YEARS BEFORE THENINETEENTHAMENDMENT PASSED,GIVING WOMEN THERIGHT TO VOTE."I THINK WE FORGETHOW LONG AGOPEOPLE WEREREALLY TRULYACTIVE IN THEIRGOVERNMENT ANDTOOK A LOT OFWORK TO GET THEVOTE AND IT ISREALLY INSPIRING TOSEE THE WOMENWHO DID THE WORKBECAUSE I THINKARGUABLY AT THISPOINT IN TIME THOSEOF US WHO AREYOUNGER WE NEEDTO LEARN TOAPPRECIATE HOWDIFFICULT THAT WASLIUETENANTGOVERNOR JANICEMCGEACHIN IS THEFIRST WOMAN IN OURSTATE'S HISTORYELECTED TO THEPOSITION.

BUT THEWOMEN SERVING INOTHER ROLESBEFORE HER HELPEDPAVE THE WAY."I DID SEE THEBUMPER STICKER INTHERE THE WOMANTHAT RAN FORLIEUTENANTGOVERNOR, HOPE,HER LAST NAME WASHOPE, IT WAS FUN TOSEE HER SLOGANHOPE FOR IDAHO"SOME THINGS.

LIKEDRAFTING ANDPASSING BILLS.HAVEN'T CHANGEDALL TOO MUCH."WE'VE REALLYPRESERVED HOW WEDID THINGS WHENWOMEN FIRST CAMEINTO THELEGISLATURE AND ITHINK THAT'S ANINTERESTING THINGTHAT I WASN'TREALLY EXPECTINGTO SEE TODAY"THE WORK THESEWOMEN WALLSACCOMPLISHEDSTRETCHES FARPAST THIS SET OFWALLS.

TAKE A TRIPTO THE STATEHOUSEAND YOU'LL SEE THESTATUE OF GEORGEWASHINGTON ON THEFOURTH FLOOR THATCLARA CAMPBELL'SLEGISLATION HELPEDPRESERVE."SO INSPIRING TOACTUALLY BE IN THISROOM AND SEE THEPHOTOGRAPHS OFALL THE WOMENTHAT HAVE COMEBEFORE US ANDHELP LEAD OURSTATEJESSICA: "FOR THENEXT THREE MONTHSTHIS EXHIBIT IS OPENTO THE PUBLIC ANDTHEN IN THE SPRINGA FEATURE ONWOMEN ARTISTS ISCOMING, REPORTINGAT THE IDAHO STATEARCHIVES,REPORTING SO"IN ADDITION TO THEWOMEN ARTISTSFEATURE COMING TOTHE STATE ARCHIVESIN THE SPRING, SIXON YOUR SIDE WILLSHARE A STORYABOUT THETRAILBLAZINGWOMEN IN IDAHOEVERY MONTH TOCELEBRATE 100YEARS OF WOMEN'S