The Nassau County Historical Society has announced Winning Votes for Women on Long Island and the Nation, a virtual talk with Natalie Naylor, set for Sunday, December 6th, at 2 pm.
Women in New York State secured the vote in 1917, and in 1920, the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, extending the vote to all women in the United States. National suffrage leaders came to Long Island and several Long Islanders made a mark on the national scene. Alva Vanderbilt Belmont, Harriot Stanton Blatch, and Rosalie Gardiner Jones are among the better-known local suffragists, but countless woman campaigned for suffrage.
Natalie Naylor is past president of the Nassau County Historical Society, editor of its annual journal, and a retired professor from Hofstra University.
A copy of the meeting handout is available online. This program is free and open to the public. Registration is required and can be completed online.
Photo of New York’s 2017 “I Voted” sticker featuring Rosalie Jones.
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