Please join Iowa State University in celebrating on Constitution day. 

Speaker: Dr. Bobbi Gentry
13 Sep 2021 at 6:00 PM                                                                                                                                                                         Sun Room, Memorial Union

Co-sponsors: 

• Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics
• Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)

2021 Constitution Day Speaker

2021 is the 50th anniversary of the 26th Amendment, which gave 18-, 19-, 20-year-olds the right to vote.

Join us for a lecture with Dr. Bobbi Gentry, associate professor of History and Political Science at Bridgewater College, about the increasing power of the youth vote and the reasons and motivations that drive this population in elections.

Dr. Gentry has BAs in political science and psychology from Winthrop University and a M.Phil and Ph.D in political science from City University of New York. Her research focuses on youth voting behavior.

Note: This event will be livestreamed; check here for the link. The recording will be available for two weeks after the event. Check back here for the recording link.A link for the live stream should be available on the website soon. It will take a couple days for the recording of the event to be available. 

https://www.lectures.iastate.edu/lectures/youth-voting-and-26th-amendment-youth-can-make-difference