Suffragist of the Month – December 2015
Martha Coffin Wright, 1806 – 1875 On a warm July day in 1848 in Waterloo New York five quite ordinary women gathered around a tea table in Jane Hunt’s parlor to discuss their dissatisfaction with woman’s life in general. Led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, they decided to call for a Women’s Rights Convention to discuss […]
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Birthday Follow-Up
On November 10, about 60 fourth graders and their teachers from the East Street School in Hicksville, NY celebrated the 200th anniversary of the birth of Elizabeth Cady Stanton by making birthday cards, listening to the wonderful book, Elizabeth Leads the Way, and enjoying a delicious snack. The cards were then sent to the Women’s Rights National Historic […]
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