Debuting at ethanallenhomestead.org/suffragesymposium live on Saturday, May 16th at 2 PM, and available as four on-demand videos afterward, Vermont-based presenters set the historical context and tell stories of the suffrage movement and its impact for Abenaki Women in Vermont, for Native Americans in Federally Recognized Tribes, for African American women, and in the role of education for women and girls. Featuring symposium presenters: Melody Walker on "Navigating Freedom in Two Worlds"; Beverly Little Thunder with "On the Shoulders of our Ancestors and Mother Earth"; Kathryn Dungy on "…the courage of their convictions: African American Women in the Fight for Women's Suffrage"; and, Susan Ouellette presents on "Emma Willard, Women's Education, and the Campaign for Women's Suffrage." This event is presented by the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum in partnership with the League of Women Voters of VT, the VT Commission on Women, and the VT Suffrage Centennial Alliance.
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