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350th Jubilee Women's Day Celebration: Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame

Program Type:

Community Events, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events

Age Group:

Adults
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IN-PERSON PROGRAM

Join the Wallingford Community Women to celebrate Women's Day as part of the 350 + 2 Jubilee!

Connecticut’s history is filled with remarkable women who achieved extraordinary things! Join us for an interactive multi-media program by the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame (CWHF) and learn about some of the state’s powerful female voices for change in our democracy. Discover the power your own voice can have by exploring the inspirational stories of suffrage advocates like Alice Paul and Isabella Beecher Hooker, prominent female firsts like Ella Grasso and Denise Nappier and social activists like Helen Keller, Anne Stanback and Estelle Griswold.

We will also be joined for a brief presentation by Dr. Niamey Wilson of MidState Medical Center on women’s health and her journey to becoming a doctor.

Registration required.

Throughout the week, the library will also be hosting Rise Up, Sisters!, a traveling exhibit from the CWHF celebrating the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment. This exhibit will chronicle the diverse group of Connecticut women who were instrumental in the movement for woman suffrage.

Additional events to follow around town. For more information, visit Wallingford Community Women on Facebook.

Sponsored by MidState Medical Center and Mutual Security Credit Union