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Knoxville attorney to discuss women’s suffrage

Posted at 10:13 am October 3, 2013
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Wanda Sobieski

Wanda Sobieski

Knoxville attorney Wanda Sobieski will discuss women’s suffrage during a presentation next week.

The presentation, which is free and open to the public, is titled “The Legacy and Challenges of Women’s Suffrage.” It starts at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 7, at Grace Covenant Church at 320 Robertsville Road in Oak Ridge.

Sobieski, who has been deeply involved in the effort to recognize and honor the early 20th century suffragists that won for women the right to vote, will show images from that time and discuss their struggles, relating them to the important contributions of Tennessee women, a press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Top Stories Tagged With: 19th Amendment, Anne Dallas Dudley, attorney, Elizabeth Avery Meriwether, Grace Covenant Church, Knoxville Equal Suffrage Association, Knoxville Women’s Suffrage Coalition, League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge, Lizzie Crozier French, Sobieski Messer and Associates, suffragists, Tennessee Commemorative Women’s Suffrage Commission, Tennessee Woman’s Suffrage Memorial, The Legacy and Challenges of Women's Suffrage, Wanda Sobieski, women, Women's Interfaith Dialogue of Oak Ridge, women's vote

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