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Women's Suffrage Museum Events & Cultural Center

Mission statement for Suffrage Coalition Inc.’s Project: Women’s Suffrage Museum – Events & Culture Center - Locate and preserve the epic history of the movement that brought democracy to the other half of our citizens. Use accurate, immersive storytelling to inspire future generations to value their rights and faithfully perform their duties as citizens.

Joseph “Joe” Hanover (1888-1984) TN

Joseph Joe Hanover
    • Just 6 years older than Representative Harry T. Burn, he sponsored the ratification bill in the Tennessee House.
    • Escaping the growing anti-Jewish culture in Poland, his mother smuggled him out of Poland in a sack.
    • When he learned his mother could not vote in this land of liberty, he told everyone he was determined to run for the legislature to change that; and so he did.

Quotes:

“The entire world has cast its eyes on Tennessee. . . I am here voting for this amendment because it is a moral question.”

 

“Never before in the history of politics has there been such a force for evil, such a nefarious lobby as labored to block the advance of suffrage in Nashville, Tennessee.”