For the past 100 years women’s roles in American society have been changing. While the Me Too movement certainly highlights the continued challenges faced by women in America, there have been victories, and barriers have been toppled. In keeping with our “Can She Do It?” exhibition, we will explore the changing roles for women in 20th-century America. Programs are scheduled for: May 14: Boston Women Designers: Then & Now June 10: Mr. President, How Long Must We Wait? with Tina Cassidy June 18: Why They Marched: Untold Stories of the Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote with Susan Ware June 20: The Sound of Glass Shattering with Eleanor G. Shore, Harvard Medical School; Miles F. Shore, Harvard Medical School Each program begins with a reception at 5:30 PM. The panel discussions begin at 6:00 PM. There is a $10 fee for each program (no charge for MHS Fellows and Members or EBT cardholders). Please call 617-646-0578 or register online at www.masshist.org/events. Look for this icon! It denotes the Changing Role of Women programs in the calendar.
Image: Detail from Votes For Women: “Let the People Rule,” broadside by Berryman, New York: National American Woman Suffrage Organization, [c. 1913].
SPRING-SUMMER Program Descriptions
Changing Roles of Women
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