In honor of the centennial anniversary, a history professor began a series covering the Woman’s Suffrage Movement over the past year.

The second part of the second event is a screening of a film that focuses on the women’s suffrage movement in America, “Iron Jawed Angels,” at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. March 13 in the Union Cinema.

A discussion about “Iron Jawed Angels” with the speakers Sara Brooks Sundberg, professor of history and organizer of the series; Darlene Budd, professor of political science; and Elizabeth Smith, instructor of history, will follow the screening.

Sundberg said that she wanted more people to have discussions about political change, political activism, and what the best ways are to accomplish change.

She said she came up with the idea of showing the film “Suffragette,” about the women’s suffrage movement in Great Britain for the first part of the second event to get students more engaged.

The March 6 screening was followed with a speaker discussion about “Suffragette” from Sundberg and Eric Tenbus, chair of Department of History, Sociology, Anthropology, and Cross-Disciplinary Studies.

Sundberg stated that she felt the films complemented each other because there is a good comparison between Britain and America.

“I wanted to start more discussions about Women’s Voting Rights and I wanted to internationalize the topic of women’s Suffrage,” stated Sundberg.

Sundberg got a 3-semester grant from the Missouri Humanities Council to fund the series.

The three-event series first event was last semester with a guest speaker from the University of Pennsylvania discussing the issues of diversity in woman’s suffrage.

The third event in the series specifics are still underway but will include another guest speaker from the University of Ohio in the Elliott Student Union next semester. The discussion will cover what women had to do to get the right to vote.

Sundberg said she hopes to raise awareness for younger generations by showing them the advantages of voting and the impact it can have in society.

“The characters in the films and the characters that are described in the various presentations felt the vote was very important for them to make a change in their own lives,” said Sundberg. “I hope that students – male and female – will come away with that their vote is important, and it’s essential to democracy.”

Tuesday’s screening is open to the public. For more information on the series contact Sundberg at ssundberg@ucmo.edu.