EPISODE 7

Wear Your Vote: Suffrage Jewelry from Lois's Collection

No guest this time. I'm opening my own jewelry box to share the pieces I wear when I vote and the women who made that vote possible.

Jewelry has always sent signals, from a professional pin to a class ring, and some of the most meaningful pieces I own are tied to the long fight for the right to vote. I share the peridot and amethyst pendant I had made in 2020 for the centennial of the 19th Amendment, and why I chose to leave the diamond off. I bring out my replica of the Jailed for Freedom pin, designed by Nina Allender for the suffragists who were jailed after picketing the White House in 1917. And I finally introduce Clasps, the iPhone app Ross and I built so collectors can keep the stories behind every piece. In this episode I talk about the colors linked to the suffrage movement, campaign buttons going back to George Washington, a VOTE necklace that is now on order, and why one tiny heart on a padlock means so much to me.

Find Clasps:

Website: https://clasps.app

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/clasps/id6808417815

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