Meet the suffragettes on March 14

FLORIDA — The Seward/Mapes Homestead Restoration will mark Women's History Month this March with a presentation Thursday, March 14, on the struggles and sacrifices that led to women's suffrage.
In 1848, the first women’s rights convention was held upstate in Seneca Falls. But it wasn’t until 1920 that the 19th Amendment was ratified, giving American women the right to vote.
The Seward/Mapes Homestead's guest speaker, Carolyn Ivanoff, will present the program in suffragette attire to commemorate the titanic struggle for suffrage.
Told through period photos, political cartoons and editorials, Ivanoff's presentation will be as engaging as her previous talks on Civil War Medicine and The Ghosts of Gettysburg. Ivanoff is committed to bringing history and social studies educational programs beyond the classroom and into the community.
Frances and FannyThere will also be displays to honor the lives of the Seward women, Frances and Fanny, who were every bit as exceptional as William Henry Seward. Seward was a former New York Governor and Senator, as well as Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of State.
Frances, Seward's wife, ran a station on the Underground Railroad out of the family home in Auburn and was friends with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and many other women activists.
Young Fanny Seward, an aspiring writer, was very much her parents' daughter in her progressive views and actions. Come and celebrate the lives of these remarkable women.
Essentials• The program will be held at the Florida Senior Center, 3 Cohen Circle, Florida.
• Suggested donations: $10 for adults; $15 for two; students free.
• Seating is limited. Call 845-294-3839 to reserve your seat.
• Light refreshments will be served.
• For more information visit http://www.sewardhomestead.org or email events@sewardhomestead.org.