WE DID IT FOR YOU! WOMEN'S JOURNEY THROUGH HISTORY
THERE WAS A TIME WHEN WOMEN COULDN’T HAVE JOBS AND HAD NO VOTING
RIGHTS. WOMEN WERE PROPERTY PASSED FROM FATHER TO HUSBAND. HIGH-SCHOOL
STUDENT MELANIE MUST LEARN HOW THINGS CHANGED.
_WE DID IT FOR YOU! WOMEN'S JOURNEY THROUGH HISTORY_ IS THE STORY OF
HOW WOMEN GOT THEIR RIGHTS IN AMERICA, TOLD BY THE WOMEN WHO WERE
THERE. IT IS AN ENTERTAINING AND QUICK TOUR THROUGH THE JOURNEY,
STARTING WITH THE STRUGGLE WOMEN HAD IN THE 17TH CENTURY PURITAN
REVOLUTION THROUGH TO OUR 21ST CENTURY EMPOWERED WOMEN POLITICIANS. IT
HAS BEEN PERFORMED ACROSS CALIFORNIA FOR THOUSANDS OF HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS, COLLEGE STUDENTS, AND ADULTS. ON WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY 2017,
WE DID IT FOR YOU! BEGAN PERFORMANCES IN MASSACHUSETTS. A DEDICATED
TROUPE OF VOLUNTEER WOMEN WHO CARE ABOUT WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND ACTIVE
PARTICIPATION IN OUR DEMOCRACY ARE DETERMINED TO ENTERTAIN AND EDUCATE
YOU WITH THIS INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE.
EXPERIENCE _WE DID IT FOR YOU!_ INSIDE THE HISTORIC AMES MANSION'S
TWO-STORY ORNATE LIBRARY, A PLACE IN WHICH BLANCHE AMES AMES HELD MANY
SUFFRAGE MEETINGS.
THIS MUST-SEE PERFORMANCE IS FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2020 AT 1PM INSIDE
THE HISTORIC AMES MANSION AT BORDERLAND STATE PARK. SEATING IS
LIMITED! MUST PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE. ONCE WE ARE SOLD OUT, WE ARE
SOLD OUT.
**MEMBERS OF THE FRIENDS OF BORDERLAND, ENTER CODE: MEMBERS20 AT
CHECKOUT TO RECEIVE A DISCOUNT. YOUR MEMBERSHIP CARD OR ID WILL BE
REQUIRED AT THE DOOR TO ENSURE YOU ARE A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING.**
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL BORDERLAND AT (508) 238-6566 OR
EMAIL PAUL.CLIFFORD@MASS.GOV
**AFTER THE SHOW, YOU ARE INVITED TO STAY AN TAKE PARK IN AN
EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOP, WHICH WILL BE LED BY THEA IBERALL, PH.D.,
PLAYWRIGHT OF_ WE DID IT FOR YOU!_ AND SHIRLEY RIGA AND SOME OF THE
CAST. THIS WORKSHOP WILL BE THE PERFECT ENDING TO A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
COST FOR THE EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOP IS $10 AND CAN ONLY BE PAID THE DAY
OF THE EVENT (CASH, CHECK OR CREDIT).**
THIS PERFORMANCE IS CO-SPONSORED BY THE FRIENDS OF BORDERLAND AND THE
DEPT. OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION (DCR).
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