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 SuffragistRead more
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Check this out: A recent article on wtop, New Memorial to Suffragettes Along the Occoquan, by Max Smith (@amaxsmith), featuring TPSM Honorary Board member Edith Mayo. WASHINGTON — March is Women’s History Month, and while some question the need for the annual event, others in the Washington area have first-handRead more
Haunted Occoquan Tours will lead a ghost walk on Saturday, March 28, 2015, at 8PM, with 25% of ticket sales benefiting the Turning Point Suffragist Memorial Association. The historic Town of Occoquan, Virginia, is located near the site of the Occoquan Workhouse where — in 1917 — the suffragists wereRead more
On Tuesday, March 3, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors honored Edith P. Mayo, Curator Emeritus of Political History at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, during the 2015 Proclamation Ceremony in recognition of Women’s History Month. We at TPSMA are thrilled that Edith wasRead more