Links to the Presenter's bios, recordings of the events, and other resources will be found by following the event links. The video recordings may also be found on the Preserve Rhode Island YouTube Channel. https://tinyurl.com/ybvt5b6b
Ask Susan Wells, president of the League of Women Voters of Newport County, what the country would be like if women had never been given the right to vote and she pauses: “I can’t even imagine,” she says.
The League of Women Voters of RI and the RI Secretary of State invite all Rhode Island 7th and 8th grade students to participate in a state-wide essay contest inspired by the passage of the 19th amendment: The right of citizens of the United State
Little Compton Women's History Project Tour - Photos: https://tinyurl.com/y59e2cqk
The Book Club went on an indoor and outdoor self-guided tour of a collection of illuminating histories of Women of Little Compton and others with pictures and stories. After our tour Marjorie O'Toole who operates the Historical Museum met the group at the Town Cemetery in the Commons of Little Compton to explain the history and notable people buried there.
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Rhode Island is a small state and League activities are open to all members of the League in Rhode Island regardless of local League affiliation. Please help us with events, advocacy, voter service, or even just enjoy a book with us. To see some of our activities, try the "Committee" links below. Join the League!
Did you attend SUFFS and want to know about Rhode Island Suffrage history? Although Rhode Island is small, it was not unknown nationally during the fight for Suffrage. Read about how Paulina Wright Davis, Elizabeth Buffum Chace, Julia Ward Howe, and Alva Vanderbilt Belmont campaigned in RI and lots more.
APRIL 10TH - LEAGUE DAY AT THE STATE HOUSE 2019 Speaker Elizabeth C. Stevens made the lives and times of RI Women's Suffrage pioneers Paulina Wright Davis and Elizabeth Buffum Chace come alive.
