In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, Alabama Public Television is producing "Unstoppable: The Road to Women’s Rights." This interactive live-streamed educational event will focus on the women’s suffrage movement, the struggle for women’s equality and the role of women in politics today. "Unstoppable" will bring to the classroom a focus on the history of the women’s suffrage movement, its impact on resulting legislation and subsequent human rights movements in the United States for gender and civil rights equity.   

"Unstoppable" follows two young hosts as they visit Seneca Falls, NY, and Washington, D.C., to learn about the women that came before them in the fight for women’s rights. We begin with The Road to Suffrage, where we visit the site of the Seneca Falls Convention, which took place in July 1848. Here we learn about the establishment of suffrage groups and the fallout and disagreements around the 15th Amendment, the Women’s Voting Rights Amendment and the fights for racial and gender equality. Our hosts will also explore civic engagement today with 1st Amendment 1st Vote at the site of the first women’s rights convention in the United States. 

Next, we visit Washington, D.C., and, with the help of the White House Historical Association, place ourselves in the exact location that suffragists gathered to protest in support of the passage of the 19th Amendment.  We examine the constitutional arguments and final push leading to passage of the 19th Amendment by the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, and its ratification by the states in August 1920.  

Lastly, we tour the U.S. Capitol building with Congresswomen Terri Sewell to discuss Women in Politics and where we stand today. 

During the live interactive segments, the audience will have the opportunity to interact with Coline Jenkins, author and great-great-granddaughter of women’s rights pioneer Elizabeth Cady Stanton.  

"Unstoppable" will bring the history of the women’s suffrage movement and its impact on resulting legislation to the classroom.  This live interactive program is intended for students in grades 5 – 8.