250 Years of Women Marching Toward Equality In-Person
*registration is open*
Monday, June 29, 2:00-3:30 PM
For Adults
This presentation provides an overview of women's struggle for equality in the United States. It invites you to go back in time when women were legally classified as "property," and explores their pain, passion, degradation, and determination -- simply because they wanted the right to vote. Catch the spirit of our hometown hero Susan B. Anthony as we explore why and how women began to rise up against the social mores that kept them down for centuries. We’ll review the driving forces behind the various movements for women’s rights and the legal status of women in our nation today.
A retired school administrator and adjunct communication professor, Patricia Nugent has been a student of the women’s suffrage movement for many decades. She's the author of the play “The Stone that Started the Ripple” about a modern-day reunion of the founding suffragists and editor of the book Before They Were Our Mothers: Voices of Women Born Before Rosie Started Riveting.
Program Accessibility
If you need accommodations due to a disability (e.g., sign language interpretation, closed captions, etc.) so that you can participate in any of our library's programs or events, please complete a request for disability accommodation or speak to a PPL staff member at (585) 340-8720 at least one week prior to the event. A staff member will reach out to you to confirm arrangements.
Thank you to our programs sponsor, Friends of the Penfield Public Library!
- Date:
- Monday, June 29, 2026
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 3:30pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Penfield - Braman Room
- Library:
- Penfield Public Library
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- America 250 History Lecture/Presentation Women's History