Library to Host Kammen for Talk on Local Suffrage Movement

In celebration of the 100^th anniversary of women’s suffrage in New York, the Tompkins County Public Library will host, “The Local Struggle for Equality,” a presentation by County Historian Carol Kammen, Tuesday, October 10 at 6 p.m. in the BorgWarner Community Room.

While much information has been shared about the historic state and national struggles for equal voting rights, Kammen’s Library talk will provide insight into the often-overlooked role local women played during the suffrage movement by offering a timeline of activity and highlighting the local men and women who fought tirelessly to secure the right to vote for women.

Kammen was the 2005-06 Public Historian of the Year, appointed by the New York State Board of Regents. She has lectured and written extensively on New York history, including articles for the New York State Historical Association's Heritage magazine and History News, the journal of the American Association for State and Local History. For 30 years she has written a weekly newspaper column on local history in The Ithaca Journal.

This program is free and open to the public and is being held in conjunction with the current Women’s Suffrage Series being presented by the Library and The History Center in Tompkins County. For more information, contact Carrie Wheeler-Carmenatty at cwheeler@tcpl.org or (607) 275-1548.