American Heritage Committee Contest Winners 2020 - 1st Place Winners

Kathy Cupp

Mt. Hood Chapter – Oregon

Art & Sculpture – Acrylic

"Girls Are Powerful"

Elizabeth Holden

John Bell Chapter - Wisconsin

Art & Sculpture - Black & White Photography

"Wisconsin - First State in the Nation to Ratify the 19th Amendment"

Beverly Heath

Captain Jacob Van Meter Chapter – Kentucky

Art & Sculpture  - China Painting

"Symbols of the Rebirth of the 19th Amendment"

Linda Sundquist-Nassie

Feather River Chapter – California

Art & Sculpture – Collage

"Our Silent Suffragist Sentinel, Edna Augusta Dixon

Joyce Bertilson

Piestewa Peak – Arizona

Art & Sculpture - Color Photography, Enhanced

"From Darkness to Light"

Elizabeth McPhee

Major Winfield Scott Chapter – Arizona

Art & Sculpture - Color Photography, Natural

"Shine Your Light on the Next Generation's Right to Vote"

Deborah Panton

Quanah Parker Chapter – Texas

Art & Sculpture – Drawing

"Suffrage Birds in Massachusetts"

Carol Halsey

Cooch's Bridge Chapter – Delaware

Art & Sculpture - Multi-Media

"Diorama of Rising Suffragist"

Cynthia McBride

Zebulon Pike Chapter – Colorado

Art & Sculpture - Oil

"Suffragist Watchfire Demonstrations, Washington D.C."

Gayle Ormon

Weatherford Chapter – Texas

Art & Sculpture – Other Art & Sculpture

"Susan B. Anthony - Visionary"

Jane Steelman

Gen. James Moore Chapter - North Carolina

Art & Sculpture – Pastels

"I Voted and So Will She"

Mary Waters

Teha Lanna Chapter – Texas

Art & Sculpture – Sculpture

"Advancing Toward Equality"

Nancy Ball

Johnathan Hunt Chapter - North Carolina

Art & Sculpture - Watercolor

EVELYN COLE PETERS AWARD WINNER

"Working for Equality Then and Now"  

Cathy Rumble

Henry Middleton Chapter - South Carolina

Crafts - Basketry and Caning

“Honoring the women who worked to make it possible for all American women to have the ability to choose how to shine their lights.”

Susan Clark

Nanih Waiya Chapter - Mississippi

Crafts - Clay

“Honoring the Responsibility of the 19^th Amendment.”

Sara Rawlins

Philadelphia Winn Chapter - Georgia

Crafts – Dolls, Cloth or Fiber

“Standing Tall for Justice and Women’s Voting Rights, the 19^th Amendment-100 years.”

Molly Monaghan

Chisholm Fork Chapter - Oklahoma

Crafts – Dolls, Other

“Flora O’Dell, descendent of a Revolutionary War Patriot, is ready to march in a woman’s suffrage demonstration.”

Lolita Toussaint

Major Winfield Scott Chapter - Arizona

Crafts - Jewelry

“Woman Rising, now stretching far beyond the family, she becomes a light shining through the country and a beacon for women around the world.”

Kaminer Quinn

Rebecca Motte Chapter - South Carolina

Crafts - Other Crafts

Evelyn Cole Peters Award Winner

“Chorus - unified in their efforts, just like the women who courageously struggled for women’s suffrage and ultimately prevailed.”

Michele Lehane

Chico Chapter - California

Crafts – Paper Crafts

“Shining Light on Brave Women who sacrificed much for their choices and goal.”

Cheryl England

Oklahoma City Chapter – Oklahoma

Fiber Arts – Crochet

“Suffragists – Fashionable, but Iron Butterflies”

Jennifer Sturm

Wilmington Ladies Tea Walk Chapter – North Carolina

Fiber Arts – Cross-Stitch

“Ladies Liberty – Votes for ALL”

Donna McDade

John Reily Chapter – Ohio

Fiber Arts – Embroidery

“Putting Our Whole Heart into the Right to Vote”

Nancy Bender

Grinnell Chapter – Iowa

Fiber Arts – Hand Quilted Quilt

“Suffragist Starburst Dreams”

Mary Frankiewicz & Martha Rupert – Group Entry

Philadelphia Winn Chapter – Georgia

Fiber Arts – Hand Quilted Wall Hanging

“The Invisible Suffragists Within Our Own Families”

Linda Smith

Fort Nashborough Chapter – Tennessee

Fiber Arts – Historic Dress

EVELYN COLE PETERS AWARD WINNER

Post Edwardian Tailored Suit (1912 – 1919)

Tanis Gray

Martha Washington Chapter – District of Columbia

Fiber Arts – Knitting

“Votes for Women”

Doris Rademacher-Dramov

Astoria Chapter – Oregon

Fiber Arts – Needlepoint

“How Maggie Shines for America and the 19^th Amendment”

Sarah McGuire

Reverend John Robinson Chapter – Oklahoma

Fiber Arts – Other Fiber Arts

“Fashionable Suffragist Women”

Mary Davis

Santa Clara Chapter – California

Fiber Arts – Quilt Top

“They Shall be Heard”

Treasa Sowa

Onagomingkway Chapter – Michigan

Fiber Arts – Rug Making

“Our Suffragist Colors”

Candy Raffaele

Old Fort Hall Chapter – Idaho

Fiber Arts – Weaving

“Hitched Horsehair VOTE Hatband”

Elysia Segal

Brooklyn Chapter – New York

Literature & Drama – Drama

“‘Til the Boys Come Home – New York City suffragists who were denied the opportunity to display pro-suffrage ads in train cars decided to ride with them in their laps in defiance. These women also helped “keep things moving” in NYC during WWI by taking on positions typically held by men.”

Kelly Rees

Columbian Chapter – Missouri

Literature & Drama – Fiction

“Lady Luminary – Lady Luminary refers to a muse, Edna Gellhorn, who unknowingly assisted a young suffragist with her diary writing in this piece of historical fiction.”

Susan Olsen

New York City Chapter – New York

Literature & Drama – Non Fiction

“Daisy Allen Story: Militant D.A.R. Leader"

Sandy Kisler

Karneetsa Chapter – Washington

Literature & Drama – Poetry 1-15 Lines

“Honor Suffragists Who Won the Vote”

Laurie Sutherland

Fox River Valley Chapter – Illinois

Literature & Drama – Poetry 16-30 Lines

“Verily, say AYE! – Febb King Ensinger Burn’s son, Representative Harry T. Burn, voted “AYE!” and broke the deadlock in Tennessee for the ratification of the 19^th Amendment.”

Bonnie DiMichele

Chief Solano Chapter – California

Music – Instrumental

“Daughter’s Prayer and Perseverance March Toward Equality”

Brenda Lowry

New Iberia Chapter – Louisiana

Music – Vocal

“We Will Shine a Light on the 19^th Amendment”