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March 2020
Exhibition | Votes for Women: A Visual History
The long road to women’s suffrage played out very differently from political movements today. In the absence of televised and digital media, the suffragists spread their message through magazines, political cartoons, posters, plays, parades, and even through fashion. This exhibition examines the visual culture of the suffrage movement, revealing how…
Find out more »Re-Vision 20/20: Through a Woman’s Lens
In celebration of the 100th anniversary year of the 19th amendment, the exhibition Re-Vision 20/20: Through a Woman’s Lens looks at objects in the Winterthur galleries through the lens of women’s stories, recognizing the everyday women who forged a better path for themselves, and ultimately for future generations, in creative,…
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 2020. Below are links to complete information for each concert in the WomenNOW series and a short description of the women featured. Get 20%…
Find out more »Vision2020Votes — Let’s Break the Record for Women Voting!
Vision2020Votes is a nonpartisan, national, online effort to get more women than ever registered and voting in the 2020 national election. There is no better way to honor the suffragists who won the fight for women’s right to vote 100 years ago. There is no more effective way to increase…
Find out more »April 2020
Seat at the Table Exhibition
Learn about women’s right to vote and equality 100 years later Seat at the Table is a modern installation that commemorates the 19th Amendment — establishing women’s right to vote — and asks 100 years later, “Where are we now?” The exhibition links the past to the present, connecting historical…
Find out more »Winterthur’s Lady of the House: Ruth Wales du Pont
Although a jewel-box-sized exhibit, Winterthur’s Lady of the House: Ruth Wales du Pont answers the often-asked question: Was there a Mrs. du Pont? Yes! Ruth Wales du Pont was a vivacious social figure, talented musician, and hostess of four houses. Devoted wife to Henry Francis du Pont and role model…
Find out more »June 2020
ANNA Crusis Women’s Choir: Hear Us Roar – 45th Anniversary Concert
Celebrating 45 years singing out for social justice, ANNA's celebratory June concert, Hear Us Roar, will honor the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, lifting up the rights of women and disenfranchised communities. Featuring commissions by Philadelphia jazz legend Monnette Sudler; singer/composer and song collector Moira Smiley; and "Lifting As…
Find out more »The 19th Amendment: How Women Won the Vote
To commemorate the centennial of voting rights for women, the National Constitution Center will open a new exhibit on June 10: The 19th Amendment: How Women Won the Vote. The exhibit will trace the triumphs and struggles that led to ratification of the 19th Amendment. It will feature some of the…
Find out more »Women Changing the City
Women Changing the City is a series of events at which a panel of accomplished women from the business community reveal the inner strength, vision and imagination that leads to motivation, influence and positive change. Events in the series include time for Q&A and plenty of networking. They are held…
Find out more »August 2020
Toast To Tenacity™
Celebrate 100 years of women’s voting rights! Join a tribute to Women’s Equality Day on Independence Mall with inspiring speakers, music and a salute to the suffragists. August 26, the day the 19th Amendment became law in 1920, is recognized nationwide as Women’s Equality Day. To celebrate the centennial, Vision…
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