GALLERY: The rightful place for Carrie Lane Chapman Catt
Linda Hughes as Carrie Lane Chapman Catt recalls Catt's life and work advocating for women's suffrage, leading to the 19th Amendment
Janiece Bergland explains her work behind the portrait of Carrie Lane Chapman Catt and her girlhood home, now on display at the Floyd County Courthouse. The painting and quotes of Chapman Catt is located on the second floor, next to the framed copy of the U.S. Constitution.
Floyd County Supervisor Linda Tjaden is recognized during Wednesday's ceremony as the first woman supervisor in Floyd County. Later while speaking to the crowd, Tjaden reflected on the progress women have made in careers and at home during her lifetime.
Charles City High School senior Sara Martin explains the inspiration behind her portrait of Chapman Catt.
Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock students Ella Carroll and Kyrstin Brunner hang the portraits of Chapman Catt during Wednesday afternoon's ceremony.
Artists Sara Martin and Janiece Bergland stand by their portraits of Carrie Lane Chapman Catt, now on display in the Floyd County Courthouse
The Floyd County Courthouse had a courtroom on Wednesday as high school students, county residents and the National 19th Amendment Society celebrated Carrie Lane Chapman Catt’s life and accomplishments. Chapman Catt now has a place of honor within the courthouse, next to the U.S. Constitution and across the hall from Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Lincoln. Before her two portraits were officially raised, high school students, county officials, a dramatic interpreter and Chapman Catt’s great-great niece Ivadelle Stevenson had all shared the meaning of Chapman Catt’s dedication to women’s suffrage.
Essays and projects contributed by high school students will be on display at the Carrie Lane Chapman Catt Girlhood Home all summer, 19th Amendment Society Susan Jacobs said after the event. The museum will be open for seasonal hours again beginning on May 28.
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