Yvonne Butler, Ponaganset High School

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In Folder: History's Stories, Today's Storytellers, Winter 2024

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Yvonne Butler, Ponaganset High School

I chose women’s history and suffrage because, as a woman, it is extremely important to learn and advocate about women’s history, especially in Rhode Island. Alice Paul had the honor of sewing on each star to a flag as each state in the United States passed the 19th Amendment law. As presented, she is sewing on Rhode Island’s star with historical documents collaged in the background in the shape of the state. The historical documents contain the history of the 19th Amendment being passed and the fight for it. The coffee-stained paper brings a whole new uniqueness to the collage as well. I hope the work I have made makes the viewer feel proud and represented by the outcome of Rhode Island and the 19th Amendment. I also hope they appreciate the different amounts of materials used to show depth: collage with coffee stain, colored pencil, and felt sheets.

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Suffrage

2024-04-22