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Special Event

Alice Paul, Suffragist, Presentation by Dr. Darla Shaw

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Fee:

Free.

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Dates & Times

Date:

Friday, August 18, 2023

Time:

10:00 AM

Duration:

1 hour

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Description

Ridgefield storyteller and women’s studies scholar Dr. Darla Shaw will take on the role of Suffragist, Alice Paul, who lived less than a mile away from Weir Farm during the same time period as Dorothy Weir Young. This program celebrates women's history on the anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote on August 18, 1920.

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Reservation or Registration: Yes

Register by calling 203-834-1896 x 28.

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A women in a white dress and hat with with a purple and yellow sash standing in front of a group.

A women in a white dress and hat with with a purple and yellow sash standing in front of a group.

Ridgefield storyteller and women’s studies scholar Dr. Darla Shaw will take on the role of Suffragette, Alice Paul, who lived less than a mile away from Weir Farm on Branchville Road during the same time period as Dorothy Weir Young.
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Ridgefield storyteller and women’s studies scholar Dr. Darla Shaw will take on the role of Suffragette, Alice Paul, who lived less than a mile away from Weir Farm on Branchville Road during the same time period as Dorothy Weir Young
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