Tennessee artist Megan Lingerfelt honored Lawrence County’s history in the women’s suffrage movement with a colorful mural that spans a 50-foot-long wall on the side of New York Styles Salon in downtown Lawrenceburg. The project was a collaborative effort between DMA-events, Tennessee Arts Commission and South Arts, who oversaw the Southeast’s award of the National Endowment for the Arts’ Women’s Suffrage Centennial campaign. 

While Tennessee was the 36th and final state to ratify the 19th Amendment in August 1920, Lawrenceburg was ahead of the curve. The Lawrence Democrat—the predecessor to today's The Democrat-Union, the county paper since 1884—was a champion of many early-20th century progressive causes, and its editors consistently supported giving women the right to vote. The first time a woman voted in Lawrenceburg was on May 13, 1919; many prominent society women went to the polls together that afternoon. Overall, The Democrat reported that 161 women, both Black and white, participated in that first mixed-sex municipal election in 1919. 

The magnolia in this design is used as a focal point and included 1920's era art deco patterns. The geometry contrasts the organic flow of an ivory lace pattern, another reference to the suffragette attire. A gold and bronze hand places a magnolia branch on a box—it could be a ballot box, a statue, or memorial to celebrate 100 years of enfranchisement, it’s up to each viewer’s own interpretation.