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State Capitol will honor Black women who campaigned for voter rights
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The State Capitol, which opened in 1878, is a gold-domed, Victorian-Gothic creation designed by Richard M. Upjohn.BOB CHILD / AP
The historic 1878 State Capitol building, with its dozens of statues and displays of historic artifacts, will soon become more-inclusive, when a plaque honoring 29 Black women suffragists of the early 20th century is cast and installed in what advocates hope to be a public celebration.
It’s also a invitation to help solve mysteries, with many details on the women’s lives seemingly lost in the mists of the decades and generations. There are no available photos for a dozen of the women, all of whom were born in the 1800s.
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Women s History Month: The Work Must Be Done: Women of Color and the Right to Vote on Monday, March 22, 2021 at 6:30pm
Registration required. Register here.
Please join the Weston Historical Society, League of Women Voters of Weston and the Weston Public Library for this special and free event in honor of Women s History Month.
Inspired by the words of notable African American reformer and political activist, Mary Townsend Seymour, “the work must be done”, the Connecticut Historical Society presents exciting new research about Connecticut’s women of color who worked for women’s suffrage.
Written by Sharon Dunphy
The story of how women of color fought for the right to vote will be the focus of a Zoom Webinar presented by the Connecticut Historical Society and hosted by the Ridgefield Historical Society on Sunday, Jan. 10, from 3 to 4 pm.
“The Work Must Be Done: Women of Color & the Right to Vote” will center on new research about Connecticut’s women of color who worked for women’s suffrage. It will be presented by Brittney Yancy, assistant professor of humanities at Goodwin University, and Karen Li Miller, research historian from the Connecticut Historical Society.
The title of the talk is inspired by the words of African American reformer and political activist Mary Townsend Seymour, “the work must be done.” Professor Yancy and Dr. Miller will raise up the stories of women such as Mrs. Seymour, Rose Payton, Minnie Glover, Sarah Brown Flemming, and others.