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November 2019
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Follow Justice Ginsburg's extraordinary career from trailblazer to pop-culture icon. Visually rich and entertaining, the exhibition explores her days as a student, her pioneering work as a lawyer and advocate for women’s rights, and her precedent-setting role on our nation’s highest court. The National Museum of American Jewish History (NMAJH)…
Find out more »Badass Women of Philadelphia Tour
Learn about cool colonial women, change-makers, women in medicine and other pioneers. Beyond the Bell Tours specializes in inclusive history tours of Philadelphia that highlight marginalized communities, peoples and histories. The 2-hour Badass Women tour is offered daily. The tour covers approximately 1.5 miles and can be wheelchair accessible upon…
Find out more »Philadelphia Orchestra WomenNOW Concert Series
Hear and see women's influence on orchestral music! Enjoy music by women composers or featuring women as conductors, instrumentalists or vocalists at Philadelphia Orchestra concerts during the 2019-20 season. Below are links to complete information for each concert and a short description of the women featured. Get 20% off when…
Find out more »January 2020
Voter Mobilization 2020
Let’s break the record for women voter turnout! Support Vision 2020 in a nonpartisan effort to get women across America registered and voting in the 2020 national elections. At all Women 100 events, Vision 2020 will encourage eligible voters to register and to cast their ballots in the national election…
Find out more »Seminar and Luncheon: Women’s Imprint on American Culture
With A Stroke of Her Pen: Women's Imprint on American Culture is a free seminar from 9-11am that features three speakers. It will be followed by a paid luncheon honoring two notable women who each speak on the topic of Women's Imprint on American Culture. Ticket costs for the luncheon…
Find out more »February 2020
Play ‘Letters to Aunt Hattie’ About African American Suffragist
Letters to Aunt Hattie is a play about African American abolitionist and suffragist Harriet Forten Purvis, written and acted by Gig McGraw. A talkback discussion will follow the performance. This performance is part of Art of the Vote presented by PNC Arts Alive.
Find out more »Curator’s Gallery Talk: Dressed to Express
Curator Amanda C. Burdan will lead a gallery talk on a theme from the Votes for Women exhibition.
Find out more »Lecture: Seeing Suffrage with 2020 Vision
Join Brandywine River Museum of Art Curator Amanda C. Burdan for a dynamic presentation on the themes of the Votes for Women exhibition. She will include behind-the-scenes details on her search for important artifacts and documents from the long fight for women's suffrage. The lecture will be offered at 11…
Find out more »Play ‘The Agitators’ About Two Rebels Who Became Icons
A riveting new play about Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglas – two rebels who became American icons. "Do you believe this can ever be a country for all?" Susan B. Anthony, a white suffragist, asks Frederick Douglass, a black statesman, on the day they first meet. It’s the question…
Find out more »Justice Bell Replica On View
A replica Justice Bell will be on view at the Brandywine River Museum of Art from February 29 through March 8, 2020. The Justice Bell is itself a replica — of the Liberty Bell. It was created in 1915 to promote the cause for women's suffrage in the United States.…
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