Tuesday marks a monumental milestone for women in Iowa and across the country. One hundred years ago on Aug. 18, Congress ratified the 19th Amendment, which gave most women the right to vote.

The milestone didn’t come easy — it required a lengthy and difficult struggle, and decades of agitation and protest.

Celebrating the amendment’s centennial unfolded amid a year filled with different struggles. After five months, Iowans continue to grapple with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and are forced to forgo events canceled out of concern for attendees’ safety.

Make no mistake, though — you can still celebrate the centennial from the comfort of your living room. Here are a few ideas courtesy of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics:

Iowa PBS aired its documentary “Carrie Chapman Catt: Warrior for Women” in May and July. It is available for streaming on YouTube.

In July, PBS’ “The American Experience” aired a four-hour, two-part documentary titled “The Vote.” This documentary covers the seven-decade history of the suffrage movement and features Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Frederick Douglass, Mary Church Terrell, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Harriot Stanton Blatch, Alice Paul and Carrie Chapman Catt. The video is available for purchase or streaming on the PBS website.

“Suffragette” tells a fictionalized account of a working-class British woman who becomes involved in the British women’s suffrage movement. The British suffrage movement, led by Emmaline and Christabel Pankhurst, was more violent and militant than the U.S. movement. However, the Pankhursts did inspire Alice Paul’s strategies in the last decade before ratification. This film is available on Amazon and from other vendors.

Vanity Fair’s “What Generation are You: 1910s” is a poignant short video that depicts a young woman getting ready to participate in a suffrage march. It is available on YouTube.

HBO’s “Iron-Jawed Angels” dramatizes the White House pickets organized by the National Women’s Party and the subsequent arrests and hunger strikes. This film is available on Amazon.com and other vendors.

See more ideas, and check out other films and documentaries on the Catt Center’s website as part of their resources for educators.