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Two Silent Sentinels Inducted into Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame

On Thursday, October 22, 2020 (6:30 p.m. for Virtual Cocktails and Conversation, 7:00 p.m. for Virtual Induction Ceremony) “Silent Sentinels” Catherine Flanagan and Helena Hill Weed were inducted into the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame. Their names will be included in the Memorial’s Suffragist

29May

Memorial Dedication Postponed

Most are aware that for the past several months we have been planning a momentous, day-long celebration on August 26, 2020, to formally dedicate the memorial and mark the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. For a myriad of reasons emanating from the pandemic, we have reluctantly decided to indefinitely

13Aug

Countdown to Suffrage Centennial Silent Sentinel Awards Gala

Special thanks go to all those who attended the Turning Point Suffragist Memorial Gala on June 6, 2019, at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, Va. It was an honor to pay tribute to and recognize seven “Silent Sentinels.“ Your attendance and support helped us raise an additional $30,000+ for the

19Jun

Virginia Suffragist Sophie Meredith, “A Zealous Pioneer for Women”

By Sophie Meredith Sides Cowan, great granddaughter of Sophie Meredith In 1851 Sophie Gooding Rose was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts to John Rose from Talbot County, Maryland and Sophia Gooding Barker from New Bedford, Massachusetts. When her father died, her mother left their home in Baltimore and returned

14Aug

Suffragist Catherine Flanagan

by Her Granddaughter Patricia McDonald On my maternal side, I am honored to have a grandmother who also was committed to a revolutionary cause—the women’s suffrage movement. My grandmother Catherine Flanagan was a first-generation Irish immigrant. Her father came to the United States as a political exile,

28Jul

“The Quest for Equal Rights: From Purple Sashes to Pink Hats” Raises $40,000

On June 11, 2017, almost 150 supporters turned out to see a reading of the play, “Take Up the Song,” a production that traces the early years in the women’s suffragist movement through the words of its leaders. The event at the Westwood Country Club in Vienna, Virginia, helped raise $40,000 toward

09Jul

Cafe Latino Interviews Pat Depew Wirth

by Laura Ramirez Drain, Random Words Marketing, LLC Today Cafe Latin Radio & TV, we had as a guest Patricia Depew Wirth, the Executive Director of Turning Point Suffragist Memorial Association. ‪ It is the mission of the Turning Point Suffragist Memorial Association (TPSMA) to educate, inspire and empower

09Jul

Inside Scoop Interview with Pat Depew Wirth

by Catherine Read, Creative Read, Inc. Catherine Read interviews Patricia Wirth, Executive Director of The Turning Point Suffragists Memorial Association. The goal of the organization is education of the public regarding the Suffragists Movement. The proposed memorial to be built in Occoquan Regional Park in

01Aug

How Do Millennial Women Feel About the Women’s Suffrage Movement?

By Lauriane Lebrun Before I became an intern for the Turning Point Suffragist Memorial Association, I didn’t spend much time thinking about the history of women’s voting rights. I had seen Iron Jawed Angels (2004) and learned some basic facts about the suffrage movement in school. Yet, until recently, I was

18Jul

What is Empowerment?

By Lauriane Lebrun Empowerment. From “empower” (em-pou-er). “1) To give power or authority to; authorize, especially by legal or official means. 2) To enable or permit.” I have been thinking about this word a lot. As one will find in the design plans for the Turning Point Suffragist

Featured Post

Two Silent Sentinels Inducted into Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame

Memorial Dedication Postponed

Countdown to Suffrage Centennial Silent Sentinel Awards Gala

Virginia Suffragist Sophie Meredith, “A Zealous Pioneer for Women”

Suffragist Catherine Flanagan

“The Quest for Equal Rights: From Purple Sashes to Pink Hats” Raises $40,000

Cafe Latino Interviews Pat Depew Wirth

Inside Scoop Interview with Pat Depew Wirth

How Do Millennial Women Feel About the Women’s Suffrage Movement?

What is Empowerment?

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