The Vallejo Times-Herald published a timely report about the Saturday, July 24th LWV Solano event at the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum in celebration of the centennial of women's suffrage in the U.S. with "Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence!" a new poster exhibit from the Smithsonian.

Caitlin McSherry reads about important women in Vallejo’s history like Elsa Widenmann and Grace Patterson. The display pieces are part of a new exhibit at the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum featuring the Votes For Women poster display from the Smithsonian. (Chris Riley—Times-Herald)

By THOMAS GASE | tgase [at] timesheraldonline.com | Vallejo Times Herald

 

PUBLISHED: July 24, 2021 at 3:34 p.m. | UPDATED: July 24, 2021 at 3:50 p.m.

Women have always made monumental accomplishments world-wide and that fact was on full display Saturday at the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.

Partnering with the League of Women Voters, the museum unveiled a new poster exhibit on Saturday called, “Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence,” which is a Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service in collaboration with the National Portrait Gallery.

Read the full article at: https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2021/07/24/womens-rights-celebrated-in-vallejo

The Museum is located at 734 Marin Street in downtown Vallejo and is open Tuesday through Friday from noon to 4:00 and Saturday from 10:00 to 4:00. Call 707-643-0077 for more information.