The League of Women Voters of Hingham (LWVH) is hosting a January 23rd program titled “The Fight for the Vote: South Shore Women Make Their Voices Heard (1800s-1920s)” at the Hingham Heritage Museum. Moderated by LWVH Steering Committee member Carolyn Locke, the program will feature presentations by three panelists, Eileen McIntyre of Hingham, Meg Wheeler of Cohasset and Lyle Nyberg of Scituate, followed by a discussion period. McIntyre and Wheeler are members of the LWVH. Nyberg is working on a book about the “Summer Suffragists of Scituate.” The panelists’ slides and commentary will paint a vivid picture of evolving attitudes about women’s rights – among both men and women – as South Shore communities navigated demographic, economic and sociological change in the 19th and early 20th century.

Developed by the LWVH Centennial Celebration Committee, this is the second of a series of programs and activities commemorating both the February centennial of the founding of the League of Women Voters of the United States and the August centennial of ratification of the 19th Amendment, giving women throughout the country the right to vote.

This event is free and open to the public. Doors for the 7 p.m. program open at 6:30. Accessible entry is available from the museum’s rear parking lot. Additional parking is available behind the Hingham Institution for Savings, or on Main or South Street. The program will be recorded for future airing on local cable TV by Harbor Media.