Let’s celebrate
the talented Student winners!
For History Day, WVCI provided grants to state history day programs which funded prizes for projects on the suffrage movement. The student winners from each state are listed below. Photos of projects are shown when available.
Connecticut
Anny Canahui and Mariana Maturi
Junior Division
Voting Rights for All: How African American Women Fought for Suffrage
West Rocks Middle School
Sarah Coon
Senior Division
Breaking Barriers: Victoria Woodhull
Norwich Free Academy
Delaware
Delaware awarded two prizes in the Junior division.
Chloe Li and Samrangi Deb
Junior Group Documentary
Let Her Come:
The Women’s Suffrage Movement and the
National American Woman Suffrage Association
P.S. duPont Middle School
Teacher – Kelly Whitaker
Eliana Gillespie, Samima Rahman, and Elise Steinbrecher
Junior Group Exhibit
Susan B. Anthony
Talley Middle School
Teacher – Howard Bechler
Idaho
Ryanne Boyd
Junior Division Winner
Mountain View Middle School
Clara Rose
Senior Division Winner
May Hutton: Inspiring the Northwest to Break Barriers
Madison Junior High
Kentucky
Abby Smith
Junior Winner
Mary Ellen Britton: A “Universal Voice” for Change
Royal Springs Middle School
Teacher – Annabeth Edens
Laura Bache
Senior Winner
Loyalty, Purity, and Hope:
How Alice Paul's Marketing Strategies Galvanized the Nation
Louisville, Kentucky
Massachusetts
Alexandra Bland and Shreya Ganatra
Senior Group Exhibit
Breaking Barriers with the 19th Amendment
Clara Schneider and Emily Neoh
Junior Group Documentary
The Women’s Suffrage Movement: Radicals, Religion, and Reform
Zi Qi Shao
Junior Individual Exhibit
Harriet Tubman: Breaking Barriers Against Racial Prejudice
Julia Burm and Pria Parker
Senior Group Documentary
Florence Luscomb: Liberty and Justice for All
North Carolina
Abby Moser
Junior Division Winner
Suffering for Suffrage
Mount Airy Middle School
Grace Kayler, Tiffany Huynh, Daysha Chaney, and Lauren Ott
Senior Division Winners
Victoria Woodhull: The First Woman to Run for President Website
North Brunswick High School
Ohio
Hailey Karban and Helena Yanchar
The American Suffrage Movement Award 1st Place
Florence Ellinwood Allen: First Lady of the Law
Notre Dame Elementary School
Teacher – Megan Owens
Note for historical accuracy: The display board contains some images from after Lucy Stone’s life.
Azalea Kinkele
The American Suffrage Movement Award 2nd Place
Lucy Stone: Forgotten in History
Spencer School For Gifted And Exceptional Students
Teacher – Steven Lewis
Oklahoma
Amasha Samaraweera
Junior Division Winner
Fighting Shirley: A Catalyst for Change
Classen School of Advanced Studies
Carys Stringer
Senior Division Winner
Wilma Mankiller's Barrier-Breaking Path to Self-Determination
Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics
Tennessee
Zayyan Chaudhry, Ryon Ghodoussi, Connor Magdovitz, Krishnav Manga
Junior Group Documentary
The Perfect 36: Tennessee Burns Down Barriers in History
Lausanne Collegiate School
Teacher – Catherine Hammons
Kaylei Malone, Haylin Ownby
Senior Group Exhibit
Yellow Roses, White Ribbons, and Oak Leaves:
Tennessee Women Break Barriers During the Progressive Era
Sevier County High School
Teacher – Rebecca Byrd
Washington, D.C.
Louise Reyes-Gavilan, Ellie Kessler, Virginia Burke, Kathleen Keefe
Junior Division
Victoria Woodhull: Breaking Presidential Quota
Deal Middle School
Teacher – Amy Trenkle
Jada Epps
Senior Division
Fannie Lou Hamer: A Woman of Power
Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter School
Teacher – Cosby Hunt