Connecticut’s Old State House to Explore Fights for Women’s Rights - Both Past & Present. Conversations at Noon: Tuesday, March 22 at Noon

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For Immediate Release
March 14, 2016
Contact: Chris Zaccaro
(860) 246-1553 ext. 116
chris.zaccaro@cga.ct.gov

Hartford, CT – Connecticut’s Old State House in downtown Hartford will host the next installment of its popular and free lunchtime Conversations at Noon series, Freedom or Death: Suffrage for All, on Tuesday, March 22.

Connecticut was a hot spot during the fight for women’s right to vote, leading to Englishwoman Emmeline Pankhurst’s fiery 1913 “Freedom or Death” speech in Hartford. Writer Steve Thornton will explore the impact of what has been called “one of the greatest speeches of the 20^th century.” Following his talk, the Connecticut Network’s (CT-N) Diane Smith will moderate a panel discussion on the rights that women are fighting for today with Thornton, the CEO of Girl Scouts of Connecticut Mary Barneby, and the Executive Director of the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women Carolyn Treiss.

Conversations at Noon is free and open to the public thanks to the support of Connecticut Humanities. This event will begin at noon on Tuesday, March 22 and last for one hour. Visitors are encouraged to bring their lunch and join the conversation.

Following Freedom or Death: Suffrage for All, Connecticut’s Old State House will host Volunteer for Victory: Connecticut Women inWWI on Tuesday, April 12. Dr. Heather Munro Prescott of Central Connecticut State University will discuss the impact of women doctors’ wartime service and their status within Connecticut’s medical field. A panel discussion on volunteerism, both past and present, will follow. Co-sponsored with the Connecticut World War I Centennial Committee.

Located in historic downtown Hartford, Connecticut’s Old State House served as a seat of
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