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FROM THE UK DURING ITS 2018 SUFFRAGE CENTENNIAL OBSERVANCE:
Amnesty International has published a “Suffragette Spirit Map” as part of the 2018 suffrage commemoration in the United Kingdom. The organization noted in a release: “The incredible work of the suffragettes – ordinary women who stopped at nothing to get their voices heard – paved the way for a century of women’s rights work in the UK. The suffragette spirit is alive and well in the UK today. Women across the UK are still fighting for their rights. ”
WHAT ABOUT US SUFFRAGE COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS IN 2020?
The likelihood of suffrage centennial stamps being distributed is up in the air. Several organizations and interested individuals are asking about their prior letters to the US Postal Service recommending Inez Milholland and other high-profile Votes for Women activists. But it isn’t certain if these suggestions were received or if they will be acted on during 2020. If you have a minute, send a letter of inquiry to: Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee, 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW, Room 3300, Washington, DC 20260-3501, and consult their website. The Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee is appointed by the Postmaster General.
EQUALITY SALON AT THE BELMONT-PAUL WOMEN’S EQUALITY NATIONAL MONUMENT:
The National Woman’s Party’s suffrage headquarters at 144 Constitution Ave NE In Washington, DC is operating as part of the National Park Service (now the Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument). Its programs are noteworthy. On Tuesday, July 17, 2018 there’s an Equality Salon from 6-8 p.m. entitled “Women’s Equality in the Age of #MeToo.” On Thursday, July 26, 2018 there will be a centennial book talk with Rebecca Roberts about her new published work, “Suffragists In Washington,DC: The 1913 Parade and the Fight for the Vote” at the East City Bookshop in Washington, DC.
MATCHING FUNDS CAMPAIGN FOR ALICE PAUL INSTITUTE
The deadline is July 15, 2018 to give to the Alice Paul Institute’s matching funds campaign to raise money for its ongoing campaign. Donors have contributed $8,000 of the goal of $10,000 that can sustain the current level of leadership programs. It can take 40 girls to participate in the International Day of the Girl at the United Nations. It can take 10 girls to the National Young Feminist Leadership Conference in DC in March 2019. It can offer 3 weeks of dynamic leadership programs for middle and high school students. With $20,000 those goals can be doubled. Visit the Alice Paul Institute: AlicePaul.org
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