Making Democracy Work
LWVN had a small but strong presence at the Day on the Hill “Time to Act,” Thursday, Oct. 17th. We met with Newton legislators Senator Cynthia Creem, Representatives Ruth Balser, and Kay Khan. We discussed League priorities:
Not surprising, they all supported these items and in many cases were sponsors or co-sponsors. Thank you to our thoughtful and proactive delegation.
On, Wed
nesday, October 30, 2019 at 7:00pm, the League of Women Voters of Newton (LWVN) will be co-sponsoring a Newton Free Library event, together with Historic Newton and the Newton Human Rights Commission, to be hosted by author and guest Barbara Berenson. The event, “After Suffrage: A 20/20 Perspective on Women’s Rights, 1920 – 2020” is a talk that will explore how women have fared politically and legally over the past century; consider how women activists have built alliances and shaped laws in an effort to combat stereotypes, discrimination and gender-based violence at home, at work and in the public sphere; review some of the key developments over the past century including a discussion of the long and ongoing campaign for the Equal Rights Amendment ; and discuss the historical connections between women who opposed suffrage and those who oppose women’s rights today.
Barbara Berenson is the author of Massachusetts in the Woman Suffrage Movement: Revolutionary Reformers (2018), Boston in the Civil War: Hub of the Second Revolution (2014) and Walking Tours of Civil War Boston: Hub of Abolitionism (2011, 2d ed. 2014). She is the co-editor of Breaking Barriers: The Unfinished Story of Women Lawyers and Judges in Massachusetts (2012).
For more information call the Newton Free Library at 617-796-1360. All programs are free and open to the public, parking is free. The Newton Free Library is an accessible facility.
SAVE THE DATE: If you can’t make the event at the library to hear Barbara Berenson speak, come join the League of Women Voters of Newton for an informal book group discussion, with Barbara Berenson, of her book, Massachusetts in the Woman Suffrage Movement: Revolutionary Reformers, on Sunday, December 1, 2019 [to be confirmed: at the Waban Library Center.]
Copies of her book are available at the Newton Free Library
Day on the Hill “Time to Act,” Thursday, Oct. 17th. We will meet in Room 428 at the State House. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. and the program runs from 10 a.m. to noon.
Key Information:
By October 14th, please let us know if you are coming and staying for lunch with our legislators by sending an email to voterservice@lwvnewton.org
The LWVMA and the LWVN would like a strong turnout!
Day on the Hill “Time to Act,” Thursday, Oct. 17th. We will meet in Room 428 at the State House. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. and the program runs from 10 a.m. to noon.
Key Information:
By October 14th, please let us know if you are coming and staying for lunch with our legislators by sending an email to voterservice@lwvnewton.org
The LWVMA and the LWVN would like a strong turnout!
Brookline League – Defending Voting Rights is the Past Prologue? Tina Cassidy [Brookline author of Mr. President, How Long Must we Wait?, The battle to win passage & ratification of the 19th amendment and voting rights for women ] and former Newton resident, Historian Greer Hardiwicke. When & Where: Wednesday October 16th 6:30 for refreshments & 7:00 the program begins at the Brookline town Hall, Select Board Meeting room on the 6th floor.
Cape Cod Area League – Immigration Information: Four Short Films [Immigration Enforcement, Detention, Deportation, & DACA/TPS] presented by Mark Gabriele, Cape Cod Coalition for Safe Communities. When & Where: Saturday October 19th at 10:30 am at the Zion Union Heritage Museum, 275 North Street, Hyannis MA.
Harvard League – Mr. President, How Long Must we Wait?, The battle to win passage & ratification of the 19th amendment and voting rights for women Moderated by Charlie Sennott, veteran journalist and foreign correspondent. When & Where: Sunday, October 20th 5:00 – 7:00 pm at Fivesparks (formerly known as the Harvard Cultural Collaborative), 7 Fairbanks Street, Harvard MA
Needham League – is bringing the musical “We Did It For You! Women’s Journey Through History”, to Needham’s historic Town Hall, for a special matinee performance on Sunday November 3rd at 3:00 pm. For Information & Tickets, please use this link.