EQUALITY DAY EVENTS  

Each Tuesday in August and on Equality Day, August 26th                        
Chill out with our celebrities! Discover the National Woman's Party members who fought for equality in the United States.  During this tour of the NWP collection, see pieces that highlight the efforts of members aviator Amelia Earhart, artist Georgia O’Keefe, and entertainer Mary Pickford. These celebrities joined the ranks of the National Woman’s Party to lobby for the Equal Rights Amendment in the United States.
Location: Sewall Belmont House and Museum, 144 Constitution Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20002-5608
Time: During museum hours (11:00 am - 3:00 pm)
Admission: A suggested donation of $5 per person directly supports the Museum's educational programs and collections.
For more information, visit: www.sewallbelmont

Sunday, August 20, 2006: Susan B. Anthony House 19th Amendment Festival
Enjoy a community celebration of the ratification of the Susan B. Anthony Amendment giving women the right to vote. This beautiful and historic 19th century neighborhood comes alive with free tours, refreshments, children's games, historic portrayers, music, and more!
Location: Susan B. Anthony House, 17 Madison Street, Rochester, NY 14608
Time: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Admission: free
For more information, visit: http://www.susanbanthonyhouse.org

Tuesday, August 22, 2006: An Anti-Suffrage Monologue with Barbara Callander
You’d expect men to be against woman’s suffrage, but what woman would not want the right to vote?  You’d be surprised!  Written in 1913 by Marie Jenney Howe, this satirical monologue was used by the suffrage movement in the final years before the 19th Amendment became law in 1920. 
Location: Sewall Belmont House and Museum, 144 Constitution Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20002-5608
Time: noon - 1:30 pm
Admission: Lunch will be provided, limited seats. RSVP required no later than Thursday, August 17th to rsvp@sewallbelmont.org.
For more information, visit: www.sewallbelmont

Wednesday, August 23, 2006: Voting is a Civic Sacrament with Dr. Lisa Hill                     
Learn about the activities of African-American women during the height of the period of the woman’s suffrage movement.  Celebrate the enfranchisement of all women and hear the voices of women whose (often untold) contributions helped change the face of American government. 
Location: Sewall Belmont House and Museum, 144 Constitution Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20002-5608
Time: 6:30 pm
Admission: A suggested donation of $5 per person directly supports the Museum's educational programs and collections. RSVP requested
For more information, visit: www.sewallbelmont

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006: Women's Equality Day Luncheon
Location: The Women's Museum, 3800 Parry Avenue Dallas, TX 75226
Time: 1:00 pm
Admission: $10.00
For more information or to purchase tickets on-line, visit: http://www.thewomensmuseum.org/

Thursday, August 24, 2006: Taste of Equality                                                              
Taste of Equality, a program celebrating women’s equality, will bring together a panel of experts to discuss the political status of women around the world and will feature a sample of international foods for an array of regions. Under Secretary of Democracy and Global Affairs, Paula Dobriansky, opens our program with a global snapshot of women’s political participation.
Location: Sewall Belmont House and Museum, 144 Constitution Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20002-5608
Time: 6:30 pm
Admission: A suggested donation of $5 per person directly supports the Museum's educational programs and collections. RSVP required no later than Monday, August 21st to rsvp@sewallbelmont.org.
For more information, visit: www.sewallbelmont

Friday, August 25, 2006: Iron Jawed Angels movie screening and discussion                                                                  
Enjoy this historical interpretation of the fight for the 19th Amendment.  See some of the artifacts that inspired the movie, featuring Academy Award winners Hilary Swank and Anjelica Huston, and talk with staff about the life and work of Alice Paul and the NWP during the suffrage movement and beyond.
Location: Sewall Belmont House and Museum, 144 Constitution Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20002-5608
Time: 4:00 - 7:00 pm
Admission: A suggested donation of $5 per person directly supports the Museum's educational programs and collections. refreshments will be served, please RSVP
For more information, visit: www.sewallbelmont

Saturday, August 26, 2006:  KIDS’ PROGRAM Equality Day: Kids Activism                                                             
On the anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, this program will focus on taking actions by finding one’s voice and standing up for one’s beliefs.  Kids will learn about the activist tactics and strategies of the historic National Woman’s Party through artifacts.  Kids will be encouraged to take action about a cause they care about by making a protest/cause sign, writing a letter to a decision-maker, or creating an activist chant/rhyme.  Snacks will be provided. 
Location: Sewall Belmont House and Museum, 144 Constitution Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20002-5608
Time: 10:00 am - noon
Admission: $5 per person. RSVP required
For more information, visit: www.sewallbelmont

Saturday, August 26, 2006: Woman Suffrage Parade
Come join the National Women’s History Project’s contingent in the Woman Suffrage Parade in Sacramento, CA

  • Dress up as your favorite woman or man in history, or come dressed in white, or just come as yourself.  
  • Would you like to design a float? 
  • Would you like to ride on a float?
  • What do you think of the idea of singing using kazoos as accompaniment? 

The Parade will assemble at 9:30 am at Southside Park (8th & T Sts.) in Sacramento, CA, and will march to the Capitol Steps.  Women’s Rights activists, advocates, and dignitaries will speak to the general theme-- a comparison between the challenges that women faced then and that they face today. The purpose of the parade and program is to celebrate Women s Equality Day in the spectacular way it deserves to be celebrated and to inspire non-voting women to vote.
The parade will recreate as nearly as possible the 1913 Woman Suffrage 1913 featured in Iron-Jawed Angels.  Leading the parade will be a herald mounted on a white horse.  Marchers will be dressed in period costumes, some will represent historical women, others in marching units or floats representing the whole stratum of female society still striving for equality and interspersed with musical groups.
If you are interested in participating, please email the NWHP at ednasmolly@aol.com

Saturday, August 26, 2006: Celebrate the 86th Anniversary of the Suffrage Amendment
A panel discussion related to the Women in Senate exhibit.
Location: Women's Rights National Park, 136 Fall Street, Seneca Falls, NY 13148
For more information, visit: http://www.nps.gov/wori/

Saturday, August 26, 2006: Women's Equality Day Tea
A free public celebration and tea honoring the 86th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution granting women the right to vote.

Highlights:
- Cast your ballot in the 19th Amendment Poster Contest
- Watch suffrage movement video clips
- Learn about local women's groups, their history and their work
- Win door prize gift cards to local women-owned businesses

Location: Alameda Community Learning Center, Faculty Lounge, 210 Central Avenue, Alameda, CA 94501 Click here for map & directions
Time: 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Admission: free
For more information, contact: Erica Neuman or call 510-208-0474

Saturday, August 26 & Sunday August 27, 2006: Myra & Mary perform by Echo Theatre
In the summer of 1985, Mary Todd Lincoln, the President's widow, resides in an insane asylum, sent there by her only living son. Her progressive friend Myra Birdwell, America's first woman lawyer, arrives to help Mary gain her release by exposing the injustices of her trial. But Myra's motives and Mary's sanity are both up for debate, as they grapple with their past and their perceptions of freedom and womanhood.
Location: The Women's Museum, 3800 Parry Avenue Dallas, TX 75226
Time: 2:00 pm
Admission: $10.00, $5.00 for members
For more information or to purchase tickets on-line, visit: http://www.thewomensmuseum.org/

Saturday, August 26 & Sunday August 27, 2006: Votes for Women & Iron Jawed Angels
All weekend see a special exhibit called Votes for Women and at 2:00 pm each day, view the movie Ironed Jawed Angels in the AT&T Auditorium.
Location: The Women's Museum, 3800 Parry Avenue Dallas, TX 75226
Time: noon - 5 pm for the exhibit, 2:00 pm for the movie
Admission: museum admission ($5 adults, $4 seniors and students age 13-18, $3 students age 5-12, free for children under 5 years old)
For more information or to purchase tickets on-line, visit: http://www.thewomensmuseum.org/