The temperance and woman suffrage movements of the late 19th and early 20th centuries created opportunities for women to organize for social, economic, and political change. Support for the temperance movement through the largest women’s organization, the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, opened the door for women to work not only for temperance, but for issues including improved working conditions for wage-earning women, improved public education, and political equality. Page Harrington, executive director of the Sewall-Belmont House & Museum, leads a discussion on how these reform movements provide a fascinating study of the individuals who participated in both movements, the organizations they created, and women as the driving force behind significant change in the United States. Also participating in the discussion will be Lori Osborne, archivist and president of the Frances Willard Historical Association, which manages the Frances Willard House & Museum in Evanston, IL. Presented in partnership with the Sewall-Belmont House & Museum in celebration of Women’s History Month. Panel:
* Rosalyn Terborg-Penn, Ph. D. University Professor Emerita at Morgan State University
* Lori Osborne, Archivist at the Evanston History Center and director of the Evanston Women’s History Project
* Kristina Myers, Program Director at the Alice Paul Institute
* Page Harrington, Executive Director of the Sewall-Belmont House & Museum
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