Sue S. Bancroft Women’s Leadership Hall

The 2018 mid-term election saw an unprecedented number of U. S. women running for office. Get to know the women who made the 2018 mid-term election significant in Texas and if you love data, delve into information collected by the Lone Star Parity Project about the 2018, 2020 and 2022 election cycles. Engage with the stories of history-making women from across the State with our interactive Texas counties map.

Play Counties Work: Texas in the Civics Learning Center to try your hand at running a Texas county municipality. Counties Work: Texas was designed in partnership with iCivics, a non-profit civic education organization founded by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. At the Center, you will learn more about Justice O’Connor, the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

“The practice of democracy is not passed through the gene pool. It must be taught and learned by each new generation,” Justice O’Connor said. See how to actively live out the words of this extraordinary woman at the Civics Learning Center.

Explore the story of women’s suffrage through the lens of Minnie Fisher Cunningham, a leader in the Texas suffrage movement. Travel back to the early 1900’s to meet Minnie and other strong women who were passionate about having a voice in the future.

See how women’s suffrage efforts in the early 20th century reflected their view of the precious right to participate in our democracy. Learn why suffrage was a victory for most but not all women, and how the suffrage movement continues today.