Program Dates

Wednesday, February 5th – Introduction to texts and program

Wednesday, February 19th – a review of “Seneca Falls and the Origins of the Women’s Rights Movement” by Sally McMillen

Historian Sally McMillen examines the significance of the early decades of the women’s suffrage movement, demonstrating just how important the years leading to and following the Seneca Falls convention of 1848 were to women’s rights in the United States.

Wednesday, March 4th – a review of “Elizabeth Cady Stanton: An American Life” by Lori D. Ginzberg

This biography of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, one of the heroines of the suffrage movement, depicts her lifetime of activism while not shying away from her more troublesome opinions.

Wednesday, March 18th – a review of “Sex Wars: A Novel of Gilded Age New York” by Marge Piercy

Marge Piercy’s novel takes place in the last decades of the 20th century, as men and women of from myriad walks of life struggle with the newfound prominence of women in society.

Wednesday, April 1st – a review of “African American Women in the Struggle for the Vote, 1850–1920” by Rosalyn Terborg-Penn

This book adds an important dimension to our understanding of the suffrage movement by focusing on the oft-overlooked efforts of African-American women to secure voting rights.

Wednesday, April 15th – a review of “Votes for Women: The Struggle for Suffrage Revisited” by Jean H. Baker

This collection of essays asks us to re-examine, in the light of new historical evidence, dimensions of the women’s suffrage movement, thereby improving our view of this significant historical moment.

Wednesday, April 29th – a review of “A Woman’s Crusade: Alice Paul and the Battle for the Ballot” by Mary Walton

Alice Paul’s controversial and militant tactics in support of the women’s vote were instrumental in forcing the hand of public opinion and politicians in the years leading to the passage of the 19th Amendment.