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February 2020
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.…
Find out more »March 2020
Seat at the Table Exhibition
Learn about women’s right to vote and equality 100 years later Visit this interactive exhibition to discover what it took for women to win voting rights and how gender inequality persists. "Seat at the Table" is a modern installation in the lobby of the Kimmel Center. The exhibition commemorates the…
Find out more »Play ‘Under the Bonnet’ Is About Lucretia Mott
The Brandywine River Museum of Art will celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8 by staging the 40-minute play "Under the Bonnet." The play focuses on Lucretia Mott, a tenacious woman who spent her life fighting for the rights of women and African Americans. A Quaker, she strongly believed that…
Find out more »Talk: Liberty, Race and Gender in the History of Woman Suffrage
Dr. Laurel Thatcher Ulrich will discuss images of Liberty related to abolition and suffrage, showing how the images were transformed over time.
Find out more »Curator’s Gallery Talk: Deeds Not Words
Curator Amanda C. Burdan will lead a gallery talk on a theme from the Votes for Women exhibition.
Find out more »Spring Breakthru
Students: Become informed and engaged change-makers! Colleges and universities: Sponsor up to four undergraduate students for a weekend delving into issues of intersectional feminism, civic engagement and social justice. Open to all gender identities. Students from across the country will engage with one another in small group discussions and with…
Find out more »April 2020
Women’s Leadership Forums
Join a dialogue about gender equality then and now! Participate in conversations with well-known panelists about the past, present and future of shared leadership among women and men. Live audiences will engage with prominent leaders from a variety of fields as they take part in panel discussions focused on women’s…
Find out more »Songs of Suffrage: Concert with Historical Commentary
The struggle for woman suffrage was an important and hard-fought step toward gender equality. Music was one of the significant tools used in the crusade for a woman's right to vote. Songs were composed to advance (and to oppose) the agenda that culminated in the 1920 ratification of the19th Amendment…
Find out more »Curator’s Gallery Talk: Marketing Women’s Rights
Curator Amanda C. Burdan will lead a gallery talk on a theme from the Votes for Women exhibition at the Brandywine River Museum of Art.
Find out more »May 2020
Curator’s Gallery Talk: Seeing Suffrage from the Outside
Curator Amanda C. Burdan will lead a gallery talk on a theme from the Votes for Women exhibition at the Brandywine River Museum of Art.
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