Celebrate 100 Years of Women's Suffrage with Mile Square Theatre Free Online
Community Resilience: 100 Years of Women's Suffrage
We are facing many problems in the world today—but we know our
community is resilient, especially when we work together. This series will
bring together experts, thought leaders, activists and other community members
to discuss issues that are important to all of us, helping us think about the
local impact and actions we can take to make a difference.
For our first Community Resilience event, Mile Square Theatre is
hosting a panel discussion celebrating the centennial of women’s suffrage in
the United States. It took 72 years of fighting to pass the 19th Amendment
guaranteeing and protecting women’s constitutional right to vote. The passage
marked the “largest expansion of democracy in the history of our country,”
according to The American Bar Association.
Our panel will discuss the historical context of
the struggle to attain women’s suffrage within the current context of concern
about voter suppression, democracy, and social justice as exemplified by the
Black Lives Matter movement. What is Hudson County doing to keep our community
resilient?
