ADAMS, Mass. — The Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum announces a touring pop-up display which highlights the fight for the right to vote and encourage civic engagement this election year. 

 

The Rightfully Hers display was produced in 2020 for the centennial of Women's Suffrage with the support of Unilever, The National Archives Foundation,  Pivotal Ventures, Carl M. Freeman Foundation, the AARP  & Denise Gwyn Ferguson. The four-panel display highlights the final years of the suffragist fight for the right to vote, the passage of the 19th amendment, and ways that we can work to ensure the right to vote for all citizens today. 

 

"We received two copies of this display from Dr. Shannon M. Risk of Niagara University after her presentation at the museum this past June," James Capuzzi, Executive Director of the Museum said. "The museum is excited to share them with Berkshire County in hopes that they ignite a conversation about the struggles women faced to gain the power to vote and encourage all people now to vote in federal, state, and local elections."

 

Rightfully Hers will be on display at the following libraries this Fall:  Adams Free Library, 92 Park Street Adams, MA 01220, now through September 30, David & Joyce Milne Public Library, 1095 Main Street Williamstown, MA 01267 from September 30 - October 17, the Berkshire Athenaeum, 1 Wendell Ave Pittsfield, MA 01201 from October 15 -26, and the Lenox Library, 18 Main Street Lenox, MA 01240 from October 18 - November 2. 

 

Alongside the exhibit, the League of Women Voters will be tabling at the Berkshire Athenaeum as we approach election day to ensure residents are registered and know their polling locations and other important voting information. The tour will conclude with a reenactment of Susan B. Anthony at the Lenox Library at 2:00 PM titled "Vote with Susan B. Anthony." Attendees will hear the story of Berkshire native Susan B. Anthony and make their own "Vote" buttons. 

 

"It is important that people understand the immense hardships that different groups in the United States have undergone in order to exercise their right to vote," James Capuzzi said. "Women were imprisoned, beaten, starved, and force-fed for silent protests outside the White House. We can honor their sacrifice by voting in this, and every, election."