Below is an email I received
about a great endeavor!
If you are interested in
taking part, post a comment
and I will get it in my
moderator's box, or
contact Turning Point
through their website
or Facebook page.
about a great endeavor!
If you are interested in
taking part, post a comment
and I will get it in my
moderator's box, or
contact Turning Point
through their website
or Facebook page.
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Did you that in the United States, there is not one
memorial commemorating the struggle for a woman's
right to vote? For almost 72 years, women like Elizabeth
Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Clara Barton
fought for women's rights, to include their right to vote.
In 1917 there was a turning point in the struggle for
voting rights for women and it happened right here in
our own backyard. Over 120 women were imprisoned
in Occoquan, in what we know as the Lorton Prison.
They were beaten, force fed, and stripped of their
basic rights. The story broke across the country,
and the suffering these women endured spurred
the public to push for the passage of the 19th
Amendment in July of 1920.
I am working with the Turning Point Suffragist
Memorial organization to help track down the
descendents of these women who suffered while
imprisoned at Occoquan. We hope to collect stories,
memorabilia, and written accounts that may
exist and shed light on who these women were
and their experiences. It's an exciting project,
with many talented women working to make
this memorial come to life.
Here's where you all come in: we need people to
know about the organization and the memorial.
And one of the best ways I know of is to spread
the word far and wide. Please go to their
Facebook page (search for Turning Point Suffragist
Memorial) and LIKE IT! Talk to your friends,
family and anyone you think would be interested.
You can also visit their website below to find out
how you can help financially. We have a huge
fundraising goal this year, and sometimes simply
spreading the word can help immensely!
Please visit their website at
http://www.facebook.com/l/7AQE5Lq5wAQGkG-nQd4tVj8l_jPplmJ0WWKf0pxjeuiPixg/www.suffragistmemorial.org
to learn more, or feel free to ask me how you
can help bring this long overdue memorial to life.
memorial commemorating the struggle for a woman's
right to vote? For almost 72 years, women like Elizabeth
Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Clara Barton
fought for women's rights, to include their right to vote.
In 1917 there was a turning point in the struggle for
voting rights for women and it happened right here in
our own backyard. Over 120 women were imprisoned
in Occoquan, in what we know as the Lorton Prison.
They were beaten, force fed, and stripped of their
basic rights. The story broke across the country,
and the suffering these women endured spurred
the public to push for the passage of the 19th
Amendment in July of 1920.
I am working with the Turning Point Suffragist
Memorial organization to help track down the
descendents of these women who suffered while
imprisoned at Occoquan. We hope to collect stories,
memorabilia, and written accounts that may
exist and shed light on who these women were
and their experiences. It's an exciting project,
with many talented women working to make
this memorial come to life.
Here's where you all come in: we need people to
know about the organization and the memorial.
And one of the best ways I know of is to spread
the word far and wide. Please go to their
Facebook page (search for Turning Point Suffragist
Memorial) and LIKE IT! Talk to your friends,
family and anyone you think would be interested.
You can also visit their website below to find out
how you can help financially. We have a huge
fundraising goal this year, and sometimes simply
spreading the word can help immensely!
Please visit their website at
http://www.facebook.com/l/7AQE5Lq5wAQGkG-nQd4tVj8l_jPplmJ0WWKf0pxjeuiPixg/www.suffragistmemorial.org
to learn more, or feel free to ask me how you
can help bring this long overdue memorial to life.
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