For the month of March, the Libraries are hosting the traveling exhibit Recognizing
Women’s Right to Vote in New York State provided by the South Central Regional Library Council (SCRLC).
SCRLC aims to empower their members “through advocacy, networking, resources and professional development; and by supporting diversity, innovation, and collaboration to strengthen their ability to serve their communities and promote environmentally sustainable practices.”
About the exhibit:
On November 6, 1917, women won the right to vote in New York State. This occurred nearly seventy years after women organized to demand their right to vote at the first women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls, N.Y. in 1848. In the long fight for suffrage, women in New York had many motivations and tactics they used to achieve their goal. Learn more about the Women’s suffrage movement in New York by visiting the exhibit in person or online here.
The exhibit is currently on display and will travel to the Libraries branches based on the schedule below:
- Friday, March 1 – Friday, March 8: Bartle Library Lobby
- Saturday, March 9 – Friday, March 15: University Downtown Center Library
- Saturday, March 16 – Friday, March 22: Science Library
- Saturday, March 23 – Sunday, March 31: Bartle Library Lobby