Join us at the West Windsor Grange as Linda Radtke, in period garb and a “Votes for Women” sash, celebrates the centennial of the passage of the 19th Amendment, specifically highlighting the decades-long persistence of Vermonters, both women and men.

Radtke also traces the movement’s alignment with other social justice initiatives such as temperance, labor conditions, wage equity, peace, and children’s welfare. Both the songs and stories in Radtke’s engaging presentation, accompanied by pianist Ernie Drown, highlight Vermonters’ efforts from 1840-1921, as they lobbied in churches, at “parlor meetings” at town halls and at the State House for total enfranchisement.

This talk is free, open to the public, and accessible to those with disabilities. For more information, contact Liz Frederick at (802) 484-7205 or marybloodlibrary@gmail.com.

From the Parlor to the Polling Place: Stories and Songs from the Suffragists is a Vermont Humanities Council program hosted by
Mary L. Blood Memorial Library and the West Windsor Historical Society. (Supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the NEH or VHC.)