When and how did the Woman’s Suffrage Movement begin? Let Carrie Chapman Catt take you through the beginning to fruition with the 19th Amendment. Learn about the lives of the women starting the movement and the many obstacles they faced in getting the right to vote.

Presenter Sharon Rae Snowden.

Amelia Bloomer was a staunch advocate for women's rights and a promoter of dress reform. She pushed for women to adopt a more sensible, new style of dress. Register by phone, in person, or online.

Learn the story of Amelia Jenks Bloomer, a staunch advocate for women's rights and a suffragist. After noticing the restrictive nature of clothing that Victorian women were required to wear, Bloomer pushed for women to adopt a more sensible, new style of dress. Yes, "bloomers" are named after her!

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The Akron Symphony Orchestra will highlight the influential work of six women composers/artists during the 2019-20 season as part of the Stand Beside Her project. Stand Beside Her is part of a yearlong recognition of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which guarantees and protects women's constitutional right to vote. In honor of the centennial, Masquerade by Anna Clyne, Juba Dance & Finale by Florence Price, and Impressions of Cheonmachong by Kyle and Brooke Jee-in Newmaster, all part of Symphonic Dances has been selected as part of the Stand Beside Her project.

Anna Clyne is a Grammy-nominated composer of acoustic and electro-acoustic music. She served as composer-in-residence for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, L’Orchestre national d’Île-de-France, and Berkeley Symphony. Clyne currently serves as The Scottish Chamber Orchestra’s Associate Composer.

Take mom out to the Summit County Historical Society on her special day.

Mothers are free when accompanied by a child (of ANY age). Get your tickets at teh Gift Shop, which has lots of mom-friendly gifts.

Bring your memories of yesteryear Summit County and your old photos celebrating women. Oral history recordings and photographic scanning available.

Free and open to the public.

Undoubtedly, you have heard of suffragists Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, who has a coin named in her honor. You probably have not heard of another woman who was a staunch advocate for women's rights, and was a close friend of Stanton and Anthony. Her name was Amelia Bloomer- and yes, "bloomers" are named after her! Known as a promoter of dress reform, Bloomer noticed the health hazards and restrictive nature of clothing that Victorian women were required to wear, and she pushed for women to adopt a more sensible, new style of dress. The cultural changes wrought by Bloomer and her contemporaries paved the way for a new era of freedoms and rights for women, including the right to vote!

Have you ever wondered how Victorian women, with yards and yards of heavy petticoats and skirts, were able to achieve basic life functions? Come and find out!

Sr. Mary Ignatia Gavin, C.S.A (Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine), was declared a saint by the Catholic Church. This hike explores where this pioneer in the treatment of alcoholism got her start.

Free and open to the public. Get tickets at eventbrite.com or by calling 330-535-1120.

Amelia Jenks Bloomer, a staunch advocate for women's rights, was a suffragist better known for her promotion of dress reform. After noticing the health hazards and restrictive nature of clothing that Victorian women were required to wear, Bloomer pushed for women to adopt a more sensible, new style of dress. Come and find out more about this fascinating women's rights figure!

The Akron Symphony Orchestra will highlight the influential work of six women composers/artists during the 2019-20 season as part of the Stand Beside Her project. Stand Beside Her is part of a yearlong recognition of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which guarantees and protects women's constitutional right to vote. In honor of the centennial, the Made in America by Joan Tower, part of Appalachian Spring has been selected as part of the Stand Beside Her project.

Joan Tower is widely regarded as one of the most important American composers living today. During a career spanning more than 50 years, she has made lasting contributions to musical life in the United States as composer, performer, conductor, and educator, and received the League of American Orchestra’s highest honor, the Gold Baton, in 2019.

Celebrate Women’s History Month by learning the history, stories and impact the women of Summit Metro Parks make at work and in their communities. Join us for a short presentation followed by a panel discussion. Bring your questions and positivity!

Juliette Gordon Low was the founder of one of the world’s largest organizations for girls: Girls Scouts of the USA. This Women’s History Month come learn how Juliette Gordon Low’s efforts to teach young girls about the environment had a local impact on Summit Metro Parks.

Join us to celebrate amazing women in Summit County during the Suffrage Centennial! Representative Emilia Strong Sykes, House Minority Leader, will be our guest speaker at the event presented by Summa Health.

2020 Recipients

Anne Armao - Creativity
Betty Dalton - Posthumous
Beverly Dillon - Imagination
Esther Hexter - Faith
Teresa LeGrair - Integrity
Julie Miller - Inspiration
Edie Steiner - Innovation
S. Theresa Carter - Heroine

Doors open at 11:30 a.m. with the luncheon beginning at noon. Each recipient will be highlighted in a booklet and from the stage. James Edwards, University of Akron, has designed the unique award this year under the direction of Professor Sherry Simms, metalsmithing and jewelry.

Known for her efforts as an abolitionist and universal suffrage activist, Sojourner Truth will walk us through the time surrounding the 1851 Ohio Women’s Rights Convention in Akron. Come to enjoy

this first-person interpretation by a representative from Women in History.

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The Akron Symphony Orchestra will highlight the influential work of six women composers/artists during the 2019-20 season as part of the Stand Beside Her project. Stand Beside Her is part of a yearlong recognition of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which guarantees and protects women's constitutional right to vote. In honor of the centennial, Coquetos by Gabriela Lena Frank, part of The Four Seasons has been selected as part of the Stand Beside Her project.

Gabriela Lena Frank is currently serving as Composer-in-Residence with the Philadelphia Orchestra and was named one of the 35 most significant women composers in history by The Washington Post in 2017.

The Akron Symphony Orchestra will highlight the influential work of six women composers/artists during the 2019-20 season as part of the Stand Beside Her project. Stand Beside Her is part of a yearlong recognition of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which guarantees and protects women's constitutional right to vote. In honor of the centennial, The Wreckers Overture by Ethel Smyth, part of Symphonic Shakespeare has been selected as part of the Stand Beside Her project.

Ethel Smyth was a 20th-century British composer and a champion of women’s rights and female musicians. During her lifetime, she composed symphonies, choral works (musical pieces written for a choir), and operas including The Wreckers (1906), and is most well-known for The March of Women, an anthem for the women’s suffrage movement. In 1922, she was named a Dame of the British Empire.

Join several hundred established and emerging women leaders in celebration of ATHENA International's 2019 Women's Leadership Day on September 6, 2019. This luncheon, offered by ATHENA Akron, provides a venue for emerging women leaders to gain valuable information about leadership from established leaders.