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Temperance and Woman Suffrage: Reform Movements and the Women Who Changed America
  • Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 - Wednesday, April 01, 2015
  • Time: 11:00 pm
  • Location: William G. McGowan Theater, Washington, DC

The temperance and woman suffrage movements of the late 19th and early 20th centuries created opportunities for women to organize for social, economic, and political change. Support for the temperance movement through the largest women’s organization, the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, opened the door for women to work not only for temperance but for issues including improved working conditions for wage-earning women, improved public education, and political equality.

Page Harrington, executive director of the Sewall-Belmont House & Museum, leads a discussion on these reform movements and the women behind them. Also participating in the discussion will be Lori Osborne, archivist and president of the Frances Willard Historical Association, which manages the Frances Willard House & Museum in Evanston, IL.

This program is presented by the National Archives in partnership with the Sewall-Belmont House & Museum in celebration of Women’s History Month.

All public programs at the National Archives are free and streamed live online via the National Archives’ YouTube channel. Reservations are recommended; seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. The doors to the building will open 45 minutes prior to the start of the program. Use the Special Events entrance on the corner of Constitution Avenue and 7th Street, NW.Live captioning will be available online and in the William G. McGowan Theater. If you require an alternative or additional accommodation for an event (such as a downloadable transcript or a sign language interpreter), please send an email to public.program@nara.gov or call 202-357-5000 in advance.