Exhibit Extended Indefinitely
CORRECTION 12/1/12: This Exhibit is over. It was not extended indefinitely after all. 
by Olivia Twine
There’s an old hand-hewn wooden wagon on display at the New York State capital that’s the centerpiece of the exhibit “From Seneca Falls to the Supreme Court; New York’s Women Leading the Way.” Called “Spirit of 1776,” the wagon [...]

Fifteen years ago, I experienced a personal seismic shift as I first entered the Sewall Belmont House & Museum. How could I not have known about the National Woman’s Party? Raised in an educated Midwestern family of community activists, I was incensed that the early 20th Century suffragists’ stories were not included in my school [...]

EQUALITY DAY: How the 19th Amendment Finally Became Law in August 1920
By Maud Wood Park
This account of the final days before ratification of the woman suffrage amendment to the U.S. Constitution comes from the closing chapter in suffrage leader Maud Wood Park’s first-person account, “Front Door Lobby.” It has been slightly edited for length from [...]

New York Battles for Equal Suffrage 95 Years Ago
Part 2
 

2012 marks the 95th anniversary of New York women winning the right to vote on November 6, 1917. Here is the second part of a brief summary of what New York suffragists actually did to win in 1917, adapted from the text of “Winning the Vote: [...]

New York Battles for Equal Suffrage 95 Years Ago, Part 1
2012 marks the 95th anniversary of New York women winning the right to vote on November 6, 1917.  The suffragists’ spectacular electoral campaign, waged during the trials of World War I, changed American history and led directly to passage of the 19th amendment and the [...]

What do you do when you have no political rights and yet your country is about to celebrate its centennial as a “democracy”?
That was the question facing women’s rights activists before the Fourth of July in 1876. Indignant that women not only had no political rights but also no part in the official Centennial celebration [...]

Though many feminists today turn to the State for solutions to the discrimination and oppression that women face, there is a long feminist tradition in America that is wary of government. Most notably, in the late 19th and early 20th century, anarchist feminists Voltairine de Cleyre and Emma Goldman spoke out against the strictures of [...]

Endorse HJ Res. 47 and SJ Res. 39, legislation to
remove the time limit for ratifying the Equal Rights
Amendment.
Click HERE to sign the petition!!!!!!
Petition:
On behalf of women of the United States, United 4 Equality calls on the Obama Administration to stand united with women by publicly supporting HJ Res 47 and SJ Res 39—to remove the [...]

Dear Friend,
The idea of establishing a national Mother’s Day was inspired by women
working to improve the lives of women.  Mother’s Day honors the multiple
ways that women are a source of strength for their families, communities,
countries, and the larger world.

This Mother’s Day we are honoring the strength that women bring to our
lives with a card using [...]

A great new book for readers of women’s history…
The Kings’ Mistresses is the little-known story of two spirited sisters who flaunted every social convention of 17th century Europe in their determination to live independently.
The Mancini sisters, Marie and Hortense, were born in Rome, brought to the court of Louis XIV of France at Versailles, and [...]