Dr. Gunter published a historical op-ed in Time Magazine analyzing the SAVE (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility) Act in light of married women's dependent citizenship and denaturalization in the early 20th century.
"How Ruth Bryan Owen Shaped Citizenship Rules for U.S. Women,"NowThis News, March 27, 2023. Dr. Gunter talks about the movement for women's independent citizenship, the Cable Act, and the controversial election of Ruth Bryan Owen to Congress.
Jason Herbert interview with Rachel Michelle Gunter and Nicole Donawho, Episode 21, “Carrie with Rachel Gunter and Nicole Donawho,” Historians at the Movie (podcast), April 19, 2023. On Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LgkK4b On Apple: https://apple.co/485ACQK
Urban-15's Hidden Histories program in San Antonio on November 2, 2020 at 7pm CST Dr. Gunter discusses woman suffrage, disfranchisement, and elections in Texas. Dr. Gunter spoke about suffrage history, Dr. Henry Flores discussed later voting rights struggles in San Antonio, and artist Jess Mahogany read Evie Shockley’s poem “Women’s Voting Rights at One Hundred (But Who’s Counting?).” Link: https://bit.ly/3e731ds
"You didn’t always have to be a citizen to vote in America" in The Washington Post, Wednesday, December 29, 2021. Dr. Gunter wrote an op-ed on how incredibly common non-citizen voting has been throughout U.S. history and how politicians are using the threat of it now, even in places where it is not happening, as an excuse to threaten voting rights and immigrant rights. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/12/29/you-didnt-always-have-be-citizen-vote-america/
"The Eyes of Texas Are Upon You: Have You Paid That Poll Tax," Not Even Past Digital Magazine, University of Texas Department of History, January 20, 2021. The University of Texas's Not Even Past magazine published a series contending with the school fight song, "The Eyes of Texas." My contribution discussed a League of Women Voters' poster bearing the phrase and a giant set of eyes encouraging women to pay their poll tax. Link: https://notevenpast.org/the-eyes-of-texas-are-upon-you-have-you-paid-that-poll-tax/
"There is Nothing Sacred About the Military Vote," History News Network, November 8, 2020 Here is my op-ed on historical efforts to disfranchise or manipulate military voters and why efforts to throw out military absentee ballots for political gain in 2020 were not without historical precedent. Link: https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/178133
"But That Isn't The Whole Story," South Writ Large, Online Magazine, Summer 2020. The online magazine, South Writ Large, asked several writers for short pieces reflecting on women they admire in honor of the 2020 suffrage centennial. My piece, But that isn't the whole story, reflects on the suffrage work of Minnie Fisher Cunningham, Christia Adair, and Jovita Idar. Link: https://southwritlarge.com/articles/but-that-isnt-the-whole-story/
"Suffering a Suffragist: An 1880s Romance, review of The Lady and the Texas by Bobbi Smith, Nursing Clio, Feb 2020. Nursing Clio's Romancing Clio Series, had historians read historical romance novels set in their eras or specialties! The romance novel I read was about a suffragists from Texas. Link: https://nursingclio.org/2020/02/20/suffering-a-suffragist-an-1880s-romance/
Houston Media Source Public Affairs Public Access, January 2, 2019 Dr. Gunter was interviewed by Dr. Gene Preuss about the suffrage movement for local access television in Houston, Texas. Recording available for free below.