Fight for Women's Suffrage
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
General Audiences - For more information,
contact: (555) 555-5555
Press - For more information, contact:
Lindsey Ringo, Outreach Coordinator
(555) 555-5551
education@acmehistory.org
Location: Acme Factory Museum - In the Chuck Jones Gallery.
Date: Exhibition runs Monday, April 26, 2021 – Sunday, May 2, 2021.
Opening Event: Friday, April 23, 2021 , 6 – 8 pm. Includes suffrage tea, costumed interpreters, refreshments. Free admission.
Admission: $7/adults, Free for ACHS Members and children 5 and younger.
The exhibition, "Fight for Women's Suffrage" explores how the fight for women’s suffrage nationwide played out 100 years ago in Acme County.
The exhibit features quotes and pictures of historic women that were a key part of the Women’s Suffrage Act in 1920. It consists of 12 standing panels that feature quotes from and information about women from Acme County who participated in the suffrage movement. Material presented is drawn from books, speeches, letters, and interviews. It also explores the work of more contemporary activists, and the ways in which movements for women’s rights have evolved over the decades.
“The year 2020, marked one hundred years since some women were granted the right to vote,” said Pat el Conejito, Coordinator of Education at the Acme County Historical Society. “But what a lot of people may not realize is that Acme County has its own connection to the movement, Acme County was the first county in the state to pass a vote in supporting the 19th Amendment.”
All panels will be six feet apart to allow for social distancing. Hand sanitizer will be provided throughout the exhibit, and masks will be available while supplies last.
About the Acme County Historical Society
The Acme County Historical Society is a nonprofit educational and cultural institution established in 1943. ACHS collects, preserves and tells the story of Acme County's past and in particular that of the Acme Corporation, the county's largest (and only) employer, through museum exhibits, libraries and collections, historic sites, educational programs and publishing.
Location and Hours
The Acme Factory Museum is located at 123 Runner RD., Acme, WB. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays. For more information, call 555-555-5555.
This exhibit was made possible in part by the people of Minnesota through a grant funded by an appropriation to the Minnesota Historical Society from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Any views, findings, opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this exhibit are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the State of Minnesota, the Minnesota Historical Society, or the Minnesota Historic Resources Advisory Committee
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The following images may be used for editorial purposes in magazines, newspapers and online to promote “Fight for Women's Suffrage" exhibit.
Credit should be given to the Acme County Historical Society unless otherwise indicated.
Suffragists demonstrating outside the Acme County Court House.
A women's suffrage parade in an undated photo.