Three dynamic California women – Kim Salter, Gloria Taylor and Diane Madoshi – are spearheading a two-day celebration at the State Capitol in Sacramento on October 9 and 10, 2011, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of California granting women the right to vote back in 1911. Kim, Gloria and Diane and their committee draw from many great organizations including The National Women's History Project, The American Association of University Women (AAUW), and the League of Women Voters. They're working alongside university educators and civic leaders to make this a memorable and meaningful event.
Check out the celebration plans which include a host of activities such as historic reenactments and back-to-back screenings our our film, Seneca Falls at the statehouse, as well as a screening of our film and another documentary film, Votes for Women, at a local theater. I'll be there to take it all in, and will be on hand for an audience Q&A after the film. Hope you can join us.
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You can help bring Seneca Falls into more hearts and minds on PBS!
Call your local PBS station this week to see if they plan to air Seneca Falls. Last year, 110 stations broadcast the film.
To find your station(s), type your zip code into this PBS Station Finder. With lots of enthusiasm, send them to our site to view the trailer and see the 2010 PBS broadcast schedule. And tell them you will promote the film among your networks.
Stations can contact louise@senecafallsfilm.org with any needs, and if you find out a broadcast date, please let us know!
In Seneca Falls,17-year-old Annie tells us, "knowing your history gives you courage." Yet the majority of schools in the U.S. still don't teach about the women's rights movement that began there.
But good news! At our suggestion, the California Women Suffrage Centennial Committee is seeking a legislator to sponsor a bill requiring teaching women's history in the state's schools. If they succeed, California will join Illinois, Florida, and Louisiana – states that have passed laws requiring teaching women’s history in K–12 classrooms.



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