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Traveling Exhibit

Posted by on Mar 6, 2013 in Projects | 0 comments

Traveling Exhibit

High tech traveling museum/exhibit traversing all 50 states with a concentration on schools and community...

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Posted by on Mar 6, 2013 in Projects | 1 comment

 PROJECTS Class of 2020 A primary initiative of Votes for Women 2020 will be to educate young girls to the hard work that granted them the rights they now enjoy and strive to inspire them to continue the work the suffragists undertook. Votes for Women 2020 will brand the Class of 2020 by working with the 10 year olds of today who will be 18 and able to vote for the first time in the Presidential election of 2020. Votes for Women will work with groups like the Girl Scouts and PTA to develop programs to educate girls in the history of the women’s vote, thus making voting a...

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Tales of Drama and Intrigue

Posted by on Mar 6, 2013 in The Untold Stories | 1 comment

Tales of Drama and Intrigue

The suffragists’ story has not been thoroughly told. Suffragists were brave women who defied their families, society and the law. Their stories are filled with drama, intrigue, bravery, and personal sacrifice. The suffragists who won the right to vote in 1920 understood that their work would never be completed in their lifetimes. Votes For Women 2020 picks up where these brave women left off and today we continue to move their dreams forward through celebrating the suffrage centennial in 2020. Read about the buzz associated with the “Brimstone, Booze, and the Ballot” program sponsored...

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2013 Parade Centennial

Posted by on Feb 20, 2013 in Events | 0 comments

2013 Parade Centennial

The many programs and events during the Suffrage Centennial Celebration, March 1 – 3, 2013, in Washington, DC, was presented by: Alice Paul Institute American Association of University Women Cultural Tourism, DC Daughters of the American Revolution Delta Sigma Theta National Archives National Park Service National Press Club National Women’s History Museum Newseum Sewall-Belmont House & Museum Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History Turning Point Suffragist Memorial UniteWomen.org Video of the suffrage centennial...

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Deborah Hughes

Posted by on Feb 18, 2013 in Media Bar | 0 comments

Deborah Hughes

Deborah L. Hughes, executive director of the Susan B. Anthony House in Rochester, NY,  is an engaging speaker and lecturer who brings new insights and challenging perspectives to the life and work of Susan B. Anthony and the nineteenth century reformers. Ms. Hughes is a strong advocate for human rights and equal opportunity for all, especially those who suffer discrimination based on gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or economic circumstance. As an ordained minister and theologian, she brings a depth of knowledge and breadth of experience to this dialogue. Deborah...

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