League of Women Voters of NYS

 


WOMEN IN POLITICS: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE

A CONFERENCE COMMEMORATING THE CENTENNIAL OF WOMEN'S  SUFFRAGE IN NEW YORK STATE
Friday & Saturday, April 21 & 22, 2017
 
The League of Women Voters of NYS Education Foundation is pleased to announce its co-sponsorship on this educational conference to be held in Hyde Park, New York, in April. League members are encouraged to attend for an exciting presentation and discussion of women in politics and women's history in NYS.

The Conference is being held on Friday, April 21, at the Wallace Center at the FDR Library in Hyde Park, and on Saturday, April 22, at the Lecture Center at SUNY New Paltz. You can attend just one day, if you wish.  Keynote speakers include Dr. Allida Black, George Washington University, at Friday's dinner, and Barbara Smith, Black Feminist Author & Activist, at Saturday's lunch.  For a detailed agenda of the speakers and programs, please click  here.

Register online here or download a registration form here . League members receive a special discount rate (on registration form) IF YOU REGISTER BY FEB. 24.

Special Offer for League Members and Friends 
The League has arranged a luncheon and tour of Val-Kill, the home of Eleanor Roosevelt, for League members and friends on Friday, April 21, preceding the conference. Space is extremely limited so register   NOW.

Wylecia Wiggs Harris, Executive Director of LWVUS, will join us for lunch and will be presenting at the Friday conference reception with Dare Thompson, LWVNYS President. 

The cost of the luncheon is $50 and includes the tour of Val-Kill. Register online here or download a registration form here .   



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