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Commemorating the Centennial of Women's Suffrage (League of Women Voters)

  • Sheraton Suites Akron Cuyahoga Falls 1989 Front Street 44221 (map)

Join members from the LWW of the Akron Area and LWV Hudson for a special holiday luncheon event. Learn about the woman’s suffrage movement, challenges faces by early women leaders, and why suffrage still matters today. Explore the synergies of the suffrage and abolition movements as well as the many challenges faced by black women who continue to struggle for both gender and racial equality.

Two ways to attend:

Lunch & Presentation: $30. To RSVP go to LWVAA.org or send checks to LWVAA at PO Box 5449 Akron OH 44334. *Checks must be received by Dec. 2*
Presentation at 1:00 pm: Free and open to the public. To RSVP, leave your name, email, and event name at lwvhudsonohio@gmail.com by Monday, Dec. 2.

Speakers:
Dr. Carol Lasser, Emerita Professor of History at Oberlin College.
Dr. Treva B. Lindsey, Associate Professor of Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies at The Ohio State University.
Jen Miller, LWV Ohio Executive Director.

Earlier Event: November 16
The Four Seasons (Akron Symphony)
Later Event: February 23
Sojourner Truth (Metro Parks)