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April 2020
Film Screening & Virtual Q&A of Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice-Guy Blache
Presented in partnership with the Preservation Society of Newport County, a virtual film screening of the new documentary "Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice-Guy Blache." The film's director Pamela B. Green searches for Alice Guy-Blaché, who at 23 was the first female director, became a powerful figure in film, then vanished. A livestream Q&A on newportFILM's facebook page @newportFILM will be held Thursday, April 16 at 8 PM with the film's director. The film is available for free for…
Find out more »The 28th Annual Newport Symposium: Movers, Shakers, and Makers
Join preeminent national and international speakers at the 28th annual Newport Symposium as they highlight the women who introduced, shaped, and redefined American art and culture. To commemorate the centennial year of the 19th Amendment ratification, the Newport Symposium will, as Abigail Adams said, “remember the ladies.” Please see our website for the full speaker lineup, subjects being addressed, and schedule. The Newport Symposium will be held at various locations in Newport, including the Newport Marriott, from April 16-18. Please…
Find out more »Virtual Screening: “The Newport Pell Bridge: A Rhode Island Icon”
We drive over it, we marvel at it, but few of us know the incredible story of its construction. Immediately following the screening, we will stream a live Q&A with filmmakers Jamie McGuire and Michelle Abbott. This event is sponsored by RI PBS. Reservation required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pell-bridge-documentary-and-discussion-with-filmmakers-tickets-102262365488?aff=affiliate1 Link to join: https://www.facebook.com/PellCenter/
Find out more »The Suffrage Centennial in Rhode Island
Join the Newport Historical Society for a talk with Dr. Allison Horrocks on Rhode Island’s Suffrage Centennial: From Radical Social Movements to Ratification on Thursday, April 30th, 2020 at 5:30pm at the Leatherman Program Center, 82 Touro Street, Newport, RI. General admission costs $5 per person, $1 for Newport Historical Society members along with retired and active duty military. The year 2020 marks the centennial of the passage of the 19th Amendment. As another election cycle approaches, now is…
Find out more »Women Leading Change: Our Voices Matter
This is Women's Fund of Rhode Island's premier fundraiser. Our overarching theme in 2020 is Civic Engagement.
Find out more »May 2020
COVID-19 and the 2020 Election Featuring: Tim Farley, host of “The Morning Briefing” on SiriusXM’s POTUS Channel
COVID-19 has disrupted every facet of American life, including the 2020 presidential campaign. Join Tim Farley, host of the “The Morning Briefing” on SiriusXM’s POTUS channel for a candid conversation on the state of the race, the ways the pandemic is changing American politics, and his thoughts about how things will play-out between now and election day. Reservation required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/covid-19-and-the-2020-campaign-tickets-102287265966?aff=affiliate1 Link to join: https://www.facebook.com/PellCenter/
Find out more »A Concert Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage
We will be performing a program of orchestral works by women composers commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage. NaBSco with guest conductor Kristo Kondacki will perform: "Dark Sky Soliloquy" by Stephanie Ann Boyd; "Sonata for Viola & Orchestra" by Rebecca Clarke with Dominick Douglas, soloist, and Symphony in e minor, The Gaelic by Amy Beach. general admission $15; seniors & students $5 children under 12 free
Find out more »Cocktails and Conversations: Democracy Matters
This is a virtual event on Zoom. This panel is meant to galvanize young voters and older voters alike through a discussion about what it means to live in a democracy. The conversation will include protecting our democracy, resources for people to help protect our voting rights and how to support candidates in times of COVID. Speakers: Erin Vilardi from Vote. Run Lead Taylor Dumpson, American University President who won neo-nazi discrimination case and more TBA Zoom link will be…
Find out more »POSTPONED-Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote
This event is POSTPONED, date TBD. Join the Newport Historical Society for a talk with Corinne Porter on Rightfully Hers, Thursday, May 21st, 2020 at 5:30pm at the Leatherman Program Center, 82 Touro Street, Newport, RI. General admission costs $5 per person, $1 for Newport Historical Society members along with retired and active duty military. National Archives curator, and former NHS Buchanan Burnham Fellow, Corinne Porter will discuss the history and contemporary relevance of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution…
Find out more »Free Thinker: Sex, Suffrage, and the Extraordinary Life of Helen Hamilton Gardner
A free Zoom lecture by Dr. Kimberly Hamlin, author of Free Thinker: Sex, Suffrage, and the Extraordinary Life of Helen Hamilton Gardner. When Ohio newspapers published the story of Alice Chenoweth’s affair with a married man, she changed her name to Helen Hamilton Gardener, moved to New York, and devoted her life to championing women’s rights and decrying the sexual double standard. Opposed to piety, temperance, and conventional thinking, Gardener eventually settled in Washington, D.C., where her tireless work proved,…
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