Remembering the resiliance of the Roe Jan Region
A special Pop-Up exhibit co-produced by the Copake Grange and the RJHS!
Celebrating the
100th Anniversary
of Women's
RIGHT TO VOTE!
Exhibit was presented in July 2020 at the
Copake Grange Hall
July 4th, marked the opening of the Copake Grange and Roeliff Jansen Historical Society's collaborative pop-up exhibit “100 Years of Women’s Right to Vote,” celebrating the 1920 ratification of the 19th amendment to the US Constitution.
The exhibit features original voting booths, ballot boxes, posters, children’s books and other memorabilia from the suffrage movement, which had first begun in Seneca Falls, NY in 1848. The exhibit also explores the important role that New York State, and grassroots efforts by women’s organizations, including the egalitarian Order of the Grange, played in the decades long struggle for woman suffrage in America.
Viewing continues on Saturday, July 11th, 10am-12 noon and Saturday, July 18th, 1-3 pm inside the Grange Hall. Masks are required and social distancing will be maintained for visitors.
Be sure to scroll down page to see four page booklet created for this show, illustrations, informational links, a photo gallery of the July 4th Opening, and even a 35 page recap of last summer's RJHS exhibition "The Hidden History of the Roe Jan Region"
CLICK ABOVE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE
SENECA FALLS CONVENTION OF 1848
(left)
Suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton speaks for Women's rights at the 1848 Convention in Seneca Falls , NY
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View the four page booklet created for this show via the Flipbook display below!
Gallery of JULY 4TH 2020 Pop-up Exhibit
outside the Copake Grange
Full Sized Blowup of Suffragist
RJHS' Lesley Doyel and Copake Grange's Janet Mackin
Women's Suffrage Banners
Exhibition visitors
Selfies with the Suffragist
Children's books on Women's Suffrage donated by Red Chair Press in South Egremont
One of two original vintage voting booths still owned by the Copake Grange
Historical picture of National Ballot Box & Stars display at Suffrage demonstration in 1919.
Lesley Doyel in front of replica of National Ballot Box & Stars display
Two latter day suffragists at the Grange Entrance