Mayor Jarrod Phillips ’00 signed a proclamation on Aug. 12, 2020, declaring that Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020 will be celebrated as “Centennial of the 19th Amendment Celebration Day” in Canton, Mo.
CANTON, Mo. — Mayor Jarrod Phillips ’00 signed a proclamation on Aug. 12, 2020, declaring that Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020 will be celebrated as “Centennial of the 19th Amendment Celebration Day” in Canton, Mo. The 19th Amendment prohibits states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex.
Phillips met with Kenna Armstrong, a junior history education major from Oquawka, Ill., for the signing. Armstrong is the president of Women of Promise, a student-led women’s history and activism group on the Culver-Stockton College campus. The idea came from the American Association of University Women’s centennial celebrations and was put into motion by Dr. D’Ann Campbell, a history professor at C-SC and the president of the Canton chapter. Campbell also is the co-sponsor of Women of Promise.
The proclamation was read at a virtual meeting of the Canton Board of Aldermen meeting on Monday, Aug. 17.
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PHOTO CAPTION: Kenna Armstrong of Oquawka, Ill., left, a junior at Culver-Stockton College, and Canton mayor Jarrod Phillips ’00 hold a proclamation declaring that Aug. 26 will be celebrated as “Centennial of the 19th Amendment Celebration Day” in Canton, Mo.
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