Cotton Club September Events

Brown Bag at the Cotton Museum
Thursday September 17th at Noon

Paula Casey discusses the book The Perfect 36: Tennessee Delivers Woman Suffrage

The late, great Carol Lynn Yellin and Dr. Jan Sherman, currently chair of the History Dept. at the University of Memphis, brin g to life the struggle of suffragists to earn women the right to vote which culminated with the final vote needed for ratification in the Tennessee legislature. The Perfect 36 gives voice to those who were for and against the right of women to vote with a richly illustrated volume.


The authors provide a great deal of writings of those who were involved in this important movement along with pictures and cartoons to give a vivid sense of what it was like to win enfranchisement. Carol Lynn Yellin had interviews with Rep. Harry Burn and Rep. Joseph Hanover before they died that no other author has. There are also photographs and bios of ordinary people in Tennessee who exemplified the grassroots efforts of the suffrage movement.


The Perfect 36 is an important resource for anyone interested in how women and men earned the right for women to fully participate in the democratic process of the United States. Nearly 1600 copies of the book were donated to every school, library, and college in the state of Tennessee so this history would be preserved. It is in the state and Shelby County archives.

About Paula Casey:

A dynamic speaker on voting rights, particularly the 72-year struggle for women to be included in the U.S. Constitution, Paula F. Casey has also produced a videotape/DVD on woman suffrage and helped publish the book, The Perfect 36: Tennessee Delivers Woman Suffrage. She has spoken extensively around the country at junior colleges and universities. She served 3 terms as president of the Downtown Neighborhood Association.


Cotton Club Saturday September 26th

The Cotton Club presents Josh Threlkeld, a local, young singer-songwriter who brought out his debut CD “For Starts” earlier this year. His acoustic soul style combines thoughtful lyrics with moving melodies. He has played in venues from Nashville to New York, but is definitely a hometown favorite, especially with young ladies! Expect a packed house for the September Cotton Club so get your tickets early.

http://www.joshthrelkeld.com/

Saturday, September 26. Doors open at 7:00 with music beginning at 7:30. Cost is $5 in advance or $7 at the door. BYOB.
Call the museum at 901.531.7826 for reservations.