Women's Equality Day 2012 marks 92 years since women won the right to vote. But many suffragists believed voting was only a means to an end. This exciting panel will discuss the ways that women have worked with, within, and outside of the government to foster change to improve women's lives. Speakers will offer specific examples and discuss how women gained access to power to make...
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Women's Equality Day 2012 marks 92 years since women won the right to vote. But many suffragists believed voting was only a means to an end. This exciting panel will discuss the ways that women have worked with, within, and outside of the government to foster change to improve women's lives. Speakers will offer specific examples and discuss how women gained access to power to make change.
Partnering Organizations:
National Capital Parks-East, National Park Service
Women & Politics Institute, American University
Confirmed Speakers:
Dr. Joy Kinard, Central District Manager, National Capital Parks-East; Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS
Jennifer Krafchik, Assistant Director and Director of Collections, Sewall-Belmont House & Museum
Dr. Jennifer Lawless, Director, Women & Politics Institute, American University
Moderator:
Page Harrington, Executive Director, Sewall-Belmont House & Museum