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Symposium on Women Suffrage

Symposium in Celebration of the 19th Amendment, giving women in the US the Right to Vote!

In honor of the 19th Amendment Centennial, join us for a thought-provoking discussion of what barriers still exist, preventing American voices from being heard. This program is hosted by Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center in partnership with the Woman's Club of Evanston and Women's Vote 100 Evanston. 

Free to the public but reservations are required:

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Panelists include the Honorable Judge Carole Kamin Bellows, Illinois State Senator Laura Fine, and writer/historian Rima Lunin Schultz. The Honorable Judge Abbey Romanek. The Vice President, Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, will introduce the panelists. Lori Osborne, Director of the Evanston Women's History Project and the Frances Willard House Museum and WCTU Archives, will serve as panel moderator.

This program is being held to honor the work of our dear founder and suffragist Elizabeth Boynton Harbert. More about Harbert's work in the suffrage movement and other events to commemorate the suffrage anniversary can be found here - www.evanstonwomen.org.

When:
Tuesday, August 25, 2020, 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM
Where:
Virtual

Additional Info:
Event Contact(s):
Marge Gambow
Category:
Program
Registration is not Required
Payment In Full In Advance Only