Events in November 2017
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"2020 Commit to the Vision" - Women's Suffrage Centennial Conference in Albany
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"2020 Commit to the Vision" - Women's Suffrage Centennial Conference in Albany
"2020 Commit to the Vision" - Women's Suffrage Centennial Conference in Albany
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Holiday Book Signing at the Beekman Arms in Rhinebeck, NY
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Holiday Book Signing at the Beekman Arms in Rhinebeck, NY
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NY Women Win the Vote 100 Years Ago Today
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NY Women Win the Vote 100 Years Ago TodayLet's Celebrate!
The Suffragents at the Brentwood NY Public Library–
The Suffragents at the Brentwood NY Public Library
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When Modern Men Became Feminists
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When Modern Men Became Feminists
The NYU Center for the Humanities hosts a panel discussion with author and New York Times columnist Gail Collins, Christoph Irmscher (Max Eastman: A Life), and Brooke Kroeger, (The Suffragents: How Women Used Men to Get the Vote), an historical look at when, how, and why modern men have engaged with women's rights.
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"How NYC Women Got the Suffrage And What They Did With It"
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"How NYC Women Got the Suffrage And What They Did With It"
One hundred years ago — nearly to the day — New York granted women the right to vote. Two years later, after decades of struggle, it became national law. Why did earlier campaigns fail? What role did NYC play in realizing this old dream? And what happened after? With authors Lauren Santangelo, Susan Goodier, and Brooke Kroeger and a preview of Dawn Scibilia's documentary in progress on the decades between first and second wave feminism, in which New York played a special role..
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Book & Bottle: Suffolk County Historical Society & Museum
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Book & Bottle: Suffolk County Historical Society & Museum
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Researching New York Conference: Women of New York: Suffrage and Beyond
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Researching New York Conference: Women of New York: Suffrage and Beyond
Researching New York Conference: Women of New York: Suffrage and Beyond
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Researching New York Conference: Women of New York: Suffrage and Beyond
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Researching New York Conference: Women of New York: Suffrage and BeyondResearching New York Conference: Women of New York: Suffrage and Beyond
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Brookhaven League of Women Voters: The Suffragents
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Brookhaven League of Women Voters: The Suffragents
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The Suffragents: How Women Used Men to Get the Vote
The story of how and why a group of prominent and influential men in New York City and beyond came together to help women gain the right to vote.
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The Suffragents won the Gold Medal in US History in the 2018 Independent Publisher Book Awards competition.
National History Day contestants: Please read this.
Upcoming in 2018: April 22: Nassau County Historical Society at the Jericho Public Library. April 29: St. George’s School Women’s Leadership Group May 12: East Hampton Library’s Tom Twomey Series (interviewing NY Times media columnist, Jim Rutenberg) May 20: Women’s Suffrage and NYC: A Centennial Celebration Symposium: Bronx Historical Society and Woodlawn Cemetery June 14: Roosevelt Island Historical Society. July 7 East Hampton Library’s Tom Twomey Series (hosting with Sara Davison the garden author and expert Charlotte M. Frieze) : August 4: Shelter Island Historical Society.
Read about The Suffragents in reviews, notices and articles, in articles by Brooke, on Facebook, and in Brooke’s informal “Summer Camp Newsletter” posts.