12 historic sites that pay homage to the women's movement

A cross-country list of parks and places that showcase the struggle for suffrage and equal rights Powerful live footage from the grave of suffragette and civil rights pioneer Susan B. Anthony from earlier today, with women were adding ?I Voted? stickers to the tombstone, further underlined the groundbreaking (and potentially ceiling-shattering) nature of this election.
The potential welcoming of the first female president would be an historic moment, a high point in the long arc of the women?s rights struggle in the United States, which explains why Anthony?s grave at Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York, became a (virtual) pilgrimage site in mere hours. To begin to fill in other parts of the story, here are some of the other historic landmarks across the country that serve as vital milestones in the journey towards equality. A wealth of other sites, resources, and history trails to fill in the expansive story can be found at the National Collaborative for Women?s History Sites and National Women?s History Project.
National Park Service and Library of Congress
Left: Wesleyan Methodist Church at the Women's Rights National Historical Park . Right: Susan B. Anthony, who would meet Stanton in Seneca Falls in 1851, did not attend the 1848 convention.
Women's Rights National Historical Park (Seneca Falls, New York)
Established in 1980, this 6.8-acre site contains landmarks, and launching pads, for the suffragist movement, including the ...
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