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19th Amendment Giving Circle established by Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s great-great-granddaughter

July 19, 2015 Today is the 167th anniversary of the of the first Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, NY., held on July 19-20 in 1848. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, one of the most prominent suffragists in US history, drafted the “Declaration of Sentiments” adopted at that convention, which is
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A haunted ghost tour raises money for Suffragist Memorial

On the evening of Saturday, March 28, in historic Occoquan, Va., a group of TPSMA volunteers and Board members braved the freezing temperatures to join in a ghost walk led by Kay Pietrewicz, owner of Haunted Occoquan Tours. Kay generously donated 25% of ticket sales to benefit the Turning Point Suffragist
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A Grand Thank You: 2015 Campaign Launch

2015 Campaign: A “Grand” Thank You; Memorialize the Suffragists Thank you so very much for helping raise the initial funds for the Turning Point Suffragist Memorial. You have taken on a most important role to ensure that we properly honor the suffragists who knew extraordinary steps were needed to win
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Eat Dinner, Raise $$$ for TPSMA

In the DC area??? Eat out on Thursday, January 29th, 5:00 – 9:00 PM, at California Tortilla in Arlington, VA (2450 Crystal Drive) during TPSMA’s first Suppers for Suffragists event of the new year to raise funds for the Turning Point Suffragist Memorial! Invite your family, friends and colleagues, and
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Ringing in the New Year

As we bid adieu to the year 2014, the Turning Point Suffragist Memorial Association would like to thank you for your ongoing support and interest in the women’s suffrage movement and the planned suffragist memorial. While this year has been one of great accomplishments, we still have much to do before
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College Campus Call to Action: Night of Terror, Nov. 1-15, 2014

This November marks the 97th anniversary of the November 14, 1917 “Night of Terror” at the Occoquan Workhouse in Lorton, Virginia. To mark this important date, the Turning Point Suffragist Memorial Association (TPSMA) is calling on universities and student groups across the country to join us in remembering the
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TPSM Announces Nationwide “Night of Terror” Campus Campaign, November 1st-15th

The Turning Point Suffragist Memorial Association (TPSMA) invites students and universities across the country to participate in our upcoming “Night of Terror” campus campaign, November 1 – 15, 2014, by hosting events to raise awareness about the women’s suffrage movement and the November
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