2005 marks the 85th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. The LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS Wichita-Metro is coordinating a task force of representatives from women's organizations to plan and implement a major celebration for our community.
For additional information and/or to add your name to the sponsors' list contact:
| Mary Knecht, Coordinator | |
| 19th Amendment Celebration | |
| League of Women Voters | |
| Work 261-5313 |
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| Fax 262-5101 |
e-mail womenvoteict@hotmail.com |
Eleanor Clift, contributing editor of Newsweek and White House correspondent, will be in Wichita on Tuesday, October 18th at 7:00 p.m. to speak about her latest book, Founding Sisters and the Nineteenth Amendment, a dramatic account of the struggle to pass the 19th Amendment and win voting rights for women. The event is free and open to the public.
Eleanor Clift is well known for her appearances as a panelist on The McLaughlin Group on PBS (KPTS, Channel 8) at 9:00 p.m. Fridays.
For more information on the October 18th free event at WSU's Hughes Metroplex, click on the Events button below.
Women ... grandmothers, mothers, daughters ... Come together and celebrate the work of our "Founding Sisters!"
PO Box 2411, Wichita 67201
For information on joining the League. call 264-8083.
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