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Suffrage Movement

Orangetown Suffragists: A Rockland Co History Podcast

April 23, 2020 by Clare Sheridan Leave a Comment

crossroads of rockland historyThe April 2020 “Crossroads of Rockland History” podcast features Orangetown Historical Museum and Archives. The museum had planned to open a new exhibition, “Orangetown Suffragists,” on April 19.

Although the opening had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Clare Sheridan interviewed Orangetown Historian Mary Cardenas and Orangetown Museum Curator Elizabeth Skrabonja about their efforts to research the fight Orangetown women undertook to win the right to vote. They discussed the fascinating women’s suffrage movement within the context of how women lived and were perceived at the time and the legacy that lives on today in Orangetown as we celebrate 100 years of women’s suffrage. [Read more…] about Orangetown Suffragists: A Rockland Co History Podcast

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Historical Society of Rockland County, Orangetown, Orangetown Historical Museum, Podcasts, Political History, Rockland County, Suffrage Movement, womens history

Quarantine Pastimes: Help Transcribe Women’s Rights History

April 19, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

In recognition of 2020 and the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, Women’s Rights National Historical Park has invited the public to participate in a virtual transcribe-a-thon through the Library of Congress to help build their available sources of research.

From the safety of their own homes, volunteers can lend their hands to transcribing historical documents belonging to leaders of the women’s suffrage movement. [Read more…] about Quarantine Pastimes: Help Transcribe Women’s Rights History

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Archives, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Library of Congress, Suffrage Movement, Women's Rights NHP, womens history

Suffragist Betty Wakeman Mitchell of Washington Co

March 26, 2020 by Maury Thompson Leave a Comment

Betty Wakeman Mitchell runs for Assembly from Washington CountyThe Post-Star of Glens Falls received first-hand accounts of the 1920 Republican National Convention from Washington County suffragist Betty Wakeman Mitchell, who had a choice seat in Section 70 of the Chicago Coliseum, where she could hear the nominating speeches.

Two years earlier Mitchell had run unsuccessfully in a Republican primary for the state Assembly seat representing Washington County (once the home of Susan B. Anthony). [Read more…] about Suffragist Betty Wakeman Mitchell of Washington Co

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Charles Evans Hughes, Political History, Suffrage Movement, Washington County, womens history

#MonumentalWomen Project (Podcast)

March 23, 2020 by Clare Sheridan Leave a Comment

crossroads of rockland historyThe March 2020 episode of “Crossroads of Rockland History” focused on the #MonumentalWomen Project.

Pam Elam (President, Monumental Women) and Meredith Bergmann (Sculptor), appeared to speak about the all-volunteer, not-for-profit organization, created in 2014 with the initial goal of breaking the bronze ceiling and creating the first statue of real women in Central Park’s 166-year history. [Read more…] about #MonumentalWomen Project (Podcast)

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: Black History, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Historical Society of Rockland County, Podcasts, Political History, Rockland County, Sojouner Truth, Suffrage Movement, Susan B. Anthony, Underground Railroad, womens history

19th Century Women of Newburgh Bay

February 27, 2020 by Michael Green 4 Comments

Map showing location of Downing house and grounds and Monell houseIn the 2018 film On the Basis of Sex, young firebrand Ruth Bader Ginsburg makes dramatic use of Abigail Adams’ 1776 admonition to “remember the ladies.” Sadly, Abigail’s husband, future President John Adams, spurned her request to consider property rights and other protections for women in drafting a legal framework for the rebellious colonies. [Read more…] about 19th Century Women of Newburgh Bay

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Cultural History, Newburgh, Suffrage Movement, Women's History Month, womens history

Madison Co Prepares for Women’s Suffrage Centennial

February 27, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Harriet Tubman by Joseph FloresThe Nineteenth Amendment (the right of citizens of the United State to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation) was passed by the House of Representatives on May 21, 1919 after its initial introduction in 1878. The Senate passed the Amendment on June 4, 1919. The 36th state needed for ratification did so on August 18, 2020, and the amendment was officially ratified on August 26, 2020. In 1973 Congress designated August 26 as Women’s Equality Day. [Read more…] about Madison Co Prepares for Women’s Suffrage Centennial

Filed Under: Events, History, Western NY Tagged With: Gerrit Smith Estate, National Abolition Hall of Fame, Peterboro, Political History, Suffrage Movement, Women's History Month, womens history

Francis Seward’s Role in Womens Rights

February 26, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Mrs Seward reading in her gardens courtesy Seward House MuseumAlthough often overlooked under of the national shadow cast by Secretary of State William Henry Seward, the women of the Seward family contributed greatly to the spirit of reform that swept through mid-19th century New York State.

Mrs. Frances Seward, for example, worked to gain property rights for women in New York and made several contributions towards womens suffrage. [Read more…] about Francis Seward’s Role in Womens Rights

Filed Under: History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Political History, Seward House Museum, Suffrage Movement, womens history

Suffragist Inez Milholland Talk Planned

February 12, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

inez milhollandClinton County Historical Association Director Helen Allen Nerska is set to give a presentation on suffragist Inez Milholland, Tuesday, February 18th.

Inez Milholland, buried in Lewis, New York, was a nationally respected suffragist who eventually gave her life in the movement. In 1912, Milholland spoke in Plattsburgh. Her father and sister also worked to help persuade Clinton County voters to approve a 1917 change to the New York State Constitution that allowed women to vote. [Read more…] about Suffragist Inez Milholland Talk Planned

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Clinton County Historical Association, Plattsburgh, Suffrage Movement, womens history

Central Park Women’s Rights Statue Unveiling Date Set

January 22, 2020 by Editorial Staff 4 Comments

Rendering of the statue to be built in New Yorks Central ParkMonumental Women has set a date for the unveiling of the Women’s Rights Pioneers Monument on the Mall in the City of New York’s Central Park. The statue is the first statue depicting a real woman in the Park’s 167-year History.

The original statue of women’s rights pioneers Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony was redesigned to include Sojourner Truth after criticism that the original design excluded the contributions of people of color. It’s being sculpted by Meredith Bergmann. [Read more…] about Central Park Women’s Rights Statue Unveiling Date Set

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Abolition, Black History, Central Park, Civil Rights, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, NYC, Political History, Public History, Slavery, Sojouner Truth, Suffrage Movement, Susan B. Anthony, Underground Railroad, womens history

Vintage Tweets: A Book of Suffrage Era Postcards

November 24, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Vintage TweetsCarol Crossed’s new book Vintage Tweets: Suffrage Era Postcards is a 216-page coffee table book, self published in 2019, which contains 400 high quality images of 100+ year old postcards from the author’s own private collection.

This book was released in conjunction with the opening of the National Woman Suffrage Centennial at a book signing in Seneca Falls. The Centennial marked the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, known as the Susan B. Anthony Amendment, granting women the right to vote. [Read more…] about Vintage Tweets: A Book of Suffrage Era Postcards

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: Books, Suffrage Movement, Susan B. Anthony Amendment, womens history

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