This year marks the 100th Anniversary of passing the 19th Amendment, which guaranteed and protected women’s right to vote in America.

While the 19th Amendment, which passed in August 1920, stated all women on paper, many states in our country introduced hurdles: poll taxes & literacy tests kept black voters disenfranchised, obstacles which weren’t outlawed until the passage of the Voting Rights Act in August 1965.

Even now we continue to face obstructions to the right to vote. In 2020 alone we’ve seen polling places closed in disproportionately poor and urban neighborhoods, an attack on the Postal Service to fight Vote by Mail and continued Gerrymandering of districts to marginalize voting groups.

In Suffragette City we’ll look at the history of Women and the right to vote, from the start of the Suffragette movement in 1848 to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and into today. We also hope to entertain as we educate, tonight’s program will feature empowered female musicians from Portland and beyond, as well as a digital vendor showcase. 

So please stay tuned, we hope that you’ll enjoy the performances, support some local businesses and please REMEMBER TO VOTE!

Join us on August 18th at 6PM on the XRAY.FM YouTube page.

Featuring female artists, DJs, musicians, writers, historians, and activists to contribute segments to our live broadcast House Show, Suffragette City, 6-9 pm on August 18th. 

Music from:

KayelaJ
Mr Wrong
Nalani Proctor 
Kassi Valazza