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Women's Suffrage Centennial Speaker Laura Merrifield Wilson will present, "Have We Come a Long Way, Baby?" Her program asks the questions of how successful have women been in elected politics post-suffrage and what barriers remain.
Presented in partnership with the League of Women Voters of Hamilton County, and paid for by a grant from Indiana Humanities. Click here to register.
Women comprise a majority of the population yet remain underrepresented within American government. In fact, Indiana trails most national numbers and remains one of the 5 states in the country to never have elected a female governor or senator. One hundred years post-suffrage, this lack of representation presses the question of "why?"
Laura's talk will address this key question by bridging historical narratives with current statistics. By sharing her key research findings, exploring larger national trends and analyzing influential factors, Laura hopes that a better understanding of the past will enable us to work toward encouraging and electing more women in politics today.
Laura Merrifield Wilson is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Indianapolis, where she specializes in gender politics, campaigns and elections, and state government. She earned her Bachelors in Theatre (2008) and Masters in Political Science (2019) from Ohio University and her Masters in Women's Studies (2014), Masters in Public Administration (2012) and PhD in American Politics (2014) from the University of Alabama. Wilson is a regular panelist on CBS' 4's/Fox 59's "IN Focus" on Sunday mornings and is the producer and host of WICR 88.7's "Positively Politics" on Saturdays at 11:30 AM.
