As we’ve previously written, the women’s suffrage movement did not begin at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848. More importantly, Seneca Falls influenced an entire new generation with its “Declaration of Sentiments,” proclaiming all men and women were created equal, that ...
Today we embark on a series devoted to some forgotten women of American history and ask the question: Why are their stories important lessons to modern America in our struggle to achieve a more perfect union? Innumerable women participated in the building of our country and their ...
MORGANTOWN – The state Senate passed a bill allowing county school boards to post their financial statements on their websites instead of in local newspapers. Opponents said it will school board accountability and transparency. But the senators united on a resolution to recognize the ...
WVU Libraries In commemoration of the Suffrage Centennial, the WVU Libraries’ Art in the Libraries Virtual Program will host Becky Cain Ceperley, former National League of Women Voters president, for a talk on the impact of voter registration and turnout from noon-1 p.m. ...
Newsroom@DominionPost.com In commemoration of the Suffrage Centennial, the WVU Libraries’ Art in the Libraries Virtual Program will host West Virginia storyteller Ilene Evans performing as suffragist Coralie Franklin Cook from noon-1 p.m. Sept. 25. Cook (1861-1941) was a gifted orator ...
Newsroom@DominionPost.com In commemoration of the Suffrage Centennial, the WVU Libraries’ Art in the Libraries Virtual Program will host Eleanor Smeal, former president of the National Organization for Women, at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Register for this virtual program at ...