Exhibit - Women's Suffrage Movement in LA
June 5 - Sept. 26, 2010
Los Angeles, CA--Their rights and nothing less! That's the theme of an
upcoming exhibit at Heritage Square Museum that celebrates the 90th anniversary
of the women's suffrage movement in Los Angeles and the nation. What is
suffrage? The right of women to vote and to run for office. In the United States
women were allowed to vote beginning in 1920. Voting rights for women were
introduced into international law in 1948 when the United Nations adopted the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights. A women still has not been voted into the
office of President some 90 years later in the U.S. The exhibit offers many
unique items and collections surrounding this subject. It will be held at
Heritage Square, Los Angeles, CA.
Woman (docent) in photo wears
sash, "Votes for Women" at historic building in Los Angeles Heritage Square
Museum complex
Heritage Square Museum
3800 Homer Street
Los Angeles
323-225-2700
This complex of historic homes on a tree-lined boulevard began in 1969 as a living history museum. Through guided tours of eight historic structures and ever-changing exhibits, Heritage Square transports guests back in time to an era when electricity was a novelty, a trip to the beach was often a full-weekend activity, and manners were distinctly different from those of today.
In addition to
free museum day co-sponsored by Museums of the Arroyo, many exhibits are
featured such as the
Vintage Doll Exhibit, and an
Annual Victorian Tea and
Fashion Show.
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