Join the Convention Days 2023 July 21-23, 2023
Commemorate the 175th anniversary of the 1848 Women’s Rights Convention!
Statues of 1848 Convention goers at the Headquarters of the
National Women’s Rights Historical Park, Seneca Falls, NY
The Women’s Rights Convention was held on July 19-20, 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York. The two-day convention resulted in the adoption of, the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions, which included the most contentious resolution calling for women’s right to vote. This culmination of all the women’s previous work launched the organized women’s rights movement and led to other local conventions and yearly national women’s rights conventions beginning in 1850. the meeting launched the women’s suffrage movement, which more than seveaan decades later ensured women the right to vote. For further information CLICK HERE.
Nan Johnson Memorial, On-line July 19, 2023
Join Nan’s family, friends, and colleagues as we honor Nan and celebrate her life and achievements.
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oD1XUapnQfSQqebTWMqfGA
“The ERA: The Time Is Now!” Webinar August 19, 2023
It has been 100 Years since the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) Was First Introduced in Congress
First proposed by suffragist Alice Paul in 1923, the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution is designed to guarantee equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex. According to its legislative history, it would end legal disparities between men and women in matters of divorce, property, employment, and other areas. This Amendment has been introduced into Congress for 100 years and still not in the US Constitution. What is the problem with including women in the United States Constitution?
The urgency for getting the ERA inscribed in our Constitution has heightened since the increase attacks on civil rights, women’s equality and rights! Do something about it. Attend:
“The ERA: The Time is NOW” NWHA Webinar
August 19, 2023, 11 am PDT and 2 pm EDT
Moderator: Christine Pelosi, Author and Political Strategist
Panelists: Ting Ting Cheng, Director of Columbia Law School’s ERA Project; Honorable Carolyn Maloney, Eleanor Smeal, President and Co-founder of the Feminist Majority; Zakiya Thomas, President & CEO, ERA Coalition & Fund for Women’s Equality.
Now, more than ever, we need to recognize and celebrate Women’s Equality Day
August 26th – Anniversary of Women’s Right to Vote in the US Constitution
At the behest of Rep. Bella Abzug (D-NY), in 1971 and passed in 1973, the U.S. Congress designated August 26 as “Women’s Equality Day.” The date was selected to commemorate the 1920 certification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote. This was the culmination of a massive, peaceful civil rights movement by women that had its formal beginnings in 1848 at the world’s first women’s rights convention, in Seneca Falls, New York. The observance of Women’s Equality Day not only commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment, but also calls attention to women’s continuing efforts toward full equality. Workplaces, libraries, organizations, and public facilities now participate with Women’s Equality Day programs, displays, video showings, or other activities.
The National Women’s History Alliance (NWHA) invites you to join the national effort to research and record the local heroes of the suffrage movement. Your contribution will help identify local suffragists and provide information to expand the historical record. Your research and discoveries make the suffragists in your area visible again and highlight the important role these individuals and groups had on the campaign to expand women’s civil rights. Your contributions to this historical reclamation effort are a vital contribution to the expansion and celebration of women’s history.
link to Honoring a Suffragist https://nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/Honor-a-suffragist.pdf
Link to Women’s Equality Day brochure https://nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/eday_brochure_2023.pdf
Congratulations to NWHA Board Member Rosita Stevens-Holsey, Recipient of NOW’s Woman of Vision Award
This Woman of Vision Award is intended to illuminate the life of one of our most important civil rights and women’s rights leaders and to credit the work that her niece, Rosita Stevens Holsey, is doing to memorialize her aunt, Pauli Murray.
Ms. Rosita Stevens Holsey is co-author of Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist & Civil Rights Activist, with Terry Catasús Jennings. The author notes that Pauli Murray was a thorn in the side of White America demanding justice and equal treatment for all. Ms. Steven Holsey is a dynamic educator, author, activist, community engager and budding family historian focused on sharing stories of historical and pioneering voices for children and adults to be inspired by.
Her book is available in our on-line store Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist (mybigcommerce.com)
Save These Dates
- Convention Days at the National Women’s Rights Historical Park, Seneca Falls, NW July 21-23, 2023
- Nan Johnson Virtual Memorial July 19, 2023
- “The ERA– The Time is Now” Webinar August 19, 2023, 11 am PDT, 2 pm EDT
- Women’s Equality Day, August 26, 2023
- National Women’s History Networking Conference November 10 -12, 2023, Washington, DC. For more information email nwhp1980@gmail.com.
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