[SOA] Collections request to support ThinkTV documentary "Let Ohio Women Vote"

[Carleton, Janet]

Please see this request for assistance.
In order for this documentary to be completed in time for Women’s History Month in March 2021, the team at Think TV needs the help of archivists and librarians across Ohio who know their records well. Of particular interest are visual materials to help tell the stories.

From: Sherri Goudy <sherrigoudy14 at gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2020 10:19 AM
To: Carleton, Janet <carleton at ohio.edu>
Subject: ThinkTV documentary Let Ohio Women Vote

Hi Janet!

Can you get this out to the membership/listserv for me?

LET OHIO WOMEN VOTE
A Documentary
As Americans, we are fiercely proud of our rights and our freedoms - one of the most cherished being the right to vote and have a say in on our own governance. One hundred years ago, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution extended the vote to women, and as they say, the rest is history. Or is it?
In truth, women fought long and hard for decades in order to enter the voting booth on par with their male counterparts. Generations of Ohioans played an integral role in the fight for the vote, as well as other civil justice movements like the abolition of slavery and temperance. In fact, fifty years after Ohioans played a key role in Wyoming becoming the first state to grant unrestricted suffrage to women, Ohio was among the first states to ratify the 19th Amendment.
With the 30-minute documentary Let Ohio Women Vote, we will highlight the important work of suffragists in our state and the ripple effects that the actions of Ohioans had throughout the country in the seventy-plus years before the 19th Amendment was finally ratified. We will also call attention to the underappreciated role of women of color and foreground the racial politics of the mostly White-led suffrage movement. Finally, the documentary will ask whether there is still work to do; women have had the vote for 100 years, but has the dream of universal enfranchisement and equality been achieved in Ohio?
While historical in nature, the documentary is also surprisingly timely. As we embark on filming, the nation continues to grapple with issues of ballot access. The COVID-19 pandemic adds an additional layer of complexity to the mechanics of voting in an already fraught election cycle. Taking a look at the past will deepen our understanding of the questions we face today around voting rights, and perhaps explain why these questions are still part of our political landscape.
The woman-led ThinkTV production team behind this project has received a combined 40 regional Emmy Awards. We have the skill and the passion to bring this story to life.
Distribution, Outreach and Community Engagement
The documentary will air on ThinkTV and CET’s primary channels in both Dayton and Cincinnati, with a premiere air date scheduled for late March, 2021.  A preview screening will be held earlier in the month. The documentary will also be offered to other Ohio PBS stations, as well as to the Ohio Channel, which is carried statewide.
In addition to broadcast, the documentary will be available for streaming on ThinkTV and CET’s web pages.  It will be accompanied by a screening toolkit and discussion guide to facilitate screenings by community groups, such as the League of Women Voters.
The documentary will also be available for K-12 educators and students through PBS LearningMedia (https://thinktv.pbslearningmedia.org<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthinktv.pbslearningmedia.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7Ccarleton%40ohio.edu%7C7de4a6fff7b74da27f1c08d8775e9e1c%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637390595544890077%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=KpYb7Alw6Rbt6wwmZysSjo96xJDZ7K%2BdRCRgyS8xQ9g%3D&reserved=0> <https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthinktv.pbslearningmedia.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7Ccarleton%40ohio.edu%7C7de4a6fff7b74da27f1c08d8775e9e1c%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637390595544890077%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=KpYb7Alw6Rbt6wwmZysSjo96xJDZ7K%2BdRCRgyS8xQ9g%3D&reserved=0> and https://cet.pbslearningmedia.org<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcet.pbslearningmedia.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7Ccarleton%40ohio.edu%7C7de4a6fff7b74da27f1c08d8775e9e1c%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637390595544900077%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=MTvt1uyrk0WquUBRYZCZf7a6Vwx6z2ILrP7hKOFt5B8%3D&reserved=0>) a free digital platform that is subscribed to by more than 23,000 educators in Southwest Ohio. There the documentary will be accompanied by supporting resources, including discussion guides and lesson plans, for grades 6-12.
In order for this documentary to be completed in time for Women’s History Month in March 2021, the team at Think TV needs the help of archivists and librarians across Ohio who know their records well.  Of particular interest are visual materials to help tell the stories.
Check out the teaser trailer for the film here: https://vimeo.com/430073824/d0e0d7379a
For more information or to connect with ThinkTV about what your collections may have to offer, please contact Ann Rotolante.
Ann Rotolante
Producer  |  ThinkTV Network
110 South Jefferson Street, Dayton, Ohio 45402
T: 937 220 1655  M: 937 266 0176
arotolante at thinktv.org<mailto:arotolante at thinktv.org>
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