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Annual Meeting with Jennifer Rycenga author of “Schooling the Nation: The Success of the Canterbury Female Academy”

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Annual Meeting Tuesday, October 21st 6 PM via Zoom Please register ahead of the event! In 1833, a "Select Academy" for Black women opened in Canterbury, Connecticut. Through the persistence…

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National Collaborative for Women's History Sites

The National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites (NCWHS) supports and promotes the preservation and interpretation of sites and locales that bear witness to women's participation in American life. The Collaborative makes women's contributions to history visible so that all women's experiences and potential are fully valued. Be a part of our mission -- Join the NCWHS today!
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Have you read our September 2025 newsletter? Keep up to date on the latest from the Collaborative 📰
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NCWHS Newsletter September 2025 - Save the Date!
In 1833, a “Select Academy” for Black women opened in Canterbury, Connecticut. Through the persistence of Black women Mariah Davis and Sarah Harris, and the courage of the white teacher, Prudence Crandall, this high school became the most advanced form of higher education open to women of any ra...
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Have you registered for the NCWHS Annual Meeting? Join NCWHS in hosting Jennifer Rycenga, author of Schooling the Nation: The Success of the Canterbury Female Academy (University of Illinois Press, 2025), as she demonstrates how the Canterbury Academy proves its success – in its inception, its sustenance, its legal battles, in the rich and varied lives of the students after the school, and in the myriad accomplishments of their descendants. Join us for a lively discussion of these early non-violent yet tenacious students, teachers, and their abolitionist networks. Their example, against seemingly insurmountable opposition, can speak to us today.

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Mother knows best!
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The Mother's Advice that Led to Women's Suffrage | History Honors 250
Sometimes, it really does come down to one vote (and the voter's mother) to change history. #HISTORYHonors250Discover more American history on our site:https...
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Have you watched our 2024 Annual Meeting video? It includes a discussion on women's labor in America. Watch today!

Labor Women in America Telling Their Stories, Saving Their Sites
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Labor Women in America Telling Their Stories, Saving Their Sites
As Education Director of the American Labor Museum, Evelyn Hershey coordinates and conducts educational programs for learners of all ages. The American Labor...
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Colorado: She Voted from the Mountaintop 🗻
In this episode, Andrea Malcomb discusses the suffrage battle in Colorado, including suffragists Molly Brown, Elizabeth Ensley and Ida Clark DePriest, Dr. Caroline Spencer, Agapito Vigil, and Every Word We Utter statue in Loveland!

Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/3u7hwcw6

This work is done through the dedication of volunteers, but the costs associated with producing, hosting, and promoting are no small thing! Please support this project, and other projects, by the Collaborative by donating here: https://ncwhs.wildapricot.org/donate
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Missouri: The Music Beneath the March 🎶
In this episode, Cynthia Holmes and Elyssa Ford discuss the suffrage battle at sites in Missouri, including suffragists Virginia and Francis Minor, Anna Holland Jones, Alma Nash and the Missouri Women’s Military Band, and the Golden Lane Parade in 1916!

Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/3vdzv8s7

This work is done through the dedication of volunteers, but the costs associated with producing, hosting, and promoting are no small thing! Please support this project, and other projects, by the Collaborative by donating here: https://ncwhs.wildapricot.org/donate
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