Champion for suffrage monument never misses beat, chance to vote
With the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment approaching, Paula Casey has helped raise nearly $732,500 to construct a monument honoring suffragists from Shelby County, both male and female. The “Equality Trailblazers” monument will be built on the side of the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law building Downtown that faces the Mississippi River. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The story of Memphis’ role in Tennessee ratifying the 19th Amendment has become the story of the Memphis woman who has worked tirelessly to make sure people know how that victory was won.
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Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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