Nashville Public Library exhibit highlights women's suffrage movement in Tennessee

It's been nearly 100 years since Tennessee lawmakers cast a tie-breaking vote to ratify the 19th Amendment and give women the right to vote. Now, a new exhib...

Channel 5 News reported about the much anticipated exhibit, Votes for Women exhibit in the Nashville Public Library. This exhibit will be celebrating 100 years of women having the right to vote, and how Tennessee played a huge role in the decision.

“A new “Votes for Women” exhibit room is under construction at the Nashville Public Library and is a vision of three women — Margaret Behm, Jeanie Nelson and Juli Mosely. They wanted to specifically tell the story of the 19th Amendment because not only was it important for women but Tennessee had the pivotal role in its passage in 1920.”

— Amy Watson