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In honor of the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment

Prizes:
First Place: $250
Second Place: $150
Third Place: $100

Essay Question:

Kansas played an important role in the suffrage movement in 1919, and in the years leading up to that.

• Briefly describe Kansas’ history in terms of women in politics, women’s civic engagement, and in terms of women’s suffrage, in particular.
• What lessons can we learn from this legacy in order to increase women’s civic involvement and civic engagement today?

Essay Contest Guidelines

Length of Essay:

500 word max (12 pt font)

Eligibility:

KU Undergraduate Students

Original Work:

Essay must be submitting student’s original work

Submissions:

Must include a cover sheet that includes: full name, local address (street, city, state, zip, apartment number), phone number, and college year.
Please be sure name is on each page of essay.

Submit Essays via:

E-Mail (.pdf format): doleinstitute@ku.edu
Personal Delivery or Mail:
Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS 66045

By submitting an entry, permission is granted for the Dole Institute of Politics to reprint the winning essays.
A panel of judges will select the winners.

Sponsored by: Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, 2019 KU Civic Engagement and Leadership Council, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Kansas, made possible by the generous support of the Ed Reilly Civic Engagement Fund