Events

Events that fit the category of suffrage celebrations from now until the year 2020 when there will be the grand year-long observance of 100 years of women voting in the United States.

July 1, 2013 is the “Spirit of 1776” Wagon Day in New York

Posted by on Jun 17, 2013 in Events, Slider | 0 comments

July 1, 2013 is the “Spirit of 1776” Wagon Day in New York

The historic “Spirit of 1776” wagon used in organizing for Votes for Women in New York State will get special attention as the focus of a press conference set for Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at 10 a.m. in The Well of the Legislative Office Building, 198 State Street, Albany, NY. Both houses of the NYS Legislature are expected to pass a special resolution in the closing days of the 2013 session to honor the centennial of the suffrage campaign wagon’s first trip for organizing purposes 100 years ago on July 1, 1913. The resolution makes the connection between economic development,...

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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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Votes for Women 2020 theatrical performance

Posted by on Feb 18, 2013 in Events | 0 comments

Votes for Women 2020 theatrical performance

BRIMSTONE, BOOZE AND THE BALLOT Our provocative theatrical program in March 2013 explored why one suffrage leader was written out of history. The buzz associated with the “Brimstone, Booze, and the Ballot” program: Preview of the program.  New York History overview. New Paltz blog highlights. Women voters and lovers of American history discovered the inside story of two of the suffrage movement’s founders during Women’s History Month when the background struggle between suffrage leaders Susan B. Anthony and Matilda Joslyn Gage was revealed on stage at the Rosendale...

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