League of Women Voters of Northern Valley and Borough of Tenafly to Celebrate Women’s Voting Rights and the Life of Suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton
(Eastern Bergen County, New Jersey; August 23, 2024) -- The League of Women Voters of Northern Valley (LWVNV) and the Borough of Tenafly present “Celebrate Women’s Voting Rights” and the life of American suffragist and Tenafly resident Elizabeth Cady Stanton on Sunday, September 29, 2024 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
The celebration will be held at Tenafly Borough Hall, located at 100 Riveredge Road in Tenafly, New Jersey. The celebration is hosted by the Borough of Tenafly Mayor and Council and sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Northern Valley. Partners, to date, participating in the celebration include the National Organization for Women (NOW), the Bergen County Commission on the Status of Women, and the YWCA.
The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
Women Leaders to Speak
Honored guests will join the festivities to celebrate the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution that secured voting rights for women. The contributions of American women in the political process will be remembered.
The celebration features these guest speakers:
• Coline Jenkins, great-great granddaughter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, will discuss Stanton’s life and the Seneca Falls Convention, the first convention for women’s rights held in Seneca Falls, New York during July 1848 that began the women’s suffrage movement.
• Tenafly Councilwoman Dr. Julie O’Connor will read the Tenafly, New Jersey and Seneca Falls, New York Sister City Declarations.
• Former New Jersey State Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg
• New Jersey State Assemblywoman Shama Haider, 37th Legislative District
• Tomasina Schwarz, President of the League of Women Voters of Northern Valley, will present the League’s objectives, history, membership, and the Get Out the Vote campaign.
During the celebration, several activities and services will be provided. Guests may test their knowledge of women’s history and play a “Kahoot” trivia game, with winners receiving prizes. The League of Women Voters of Northern Valley will also provide voter registration services and membership information. Attendees will be able to visit nonprofit organizations’ display tables for resource information.
Founded in 1920, the League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major policy issues and influences public policy through education and advocacy. The League neither supports nor opposes candidates or political parties.
For more information about the LWVNV, go to the chapter's webpage, http://bit.ly/LWVNVInformation, or contact lwvnorthernvalley@gmail.com.
About League of Women Voters of Northern Valley
The League of Women Voters of Northern Valley, a chapter of the League of Women Voters (LWV), is a non-partisan, grassroots civic organization that encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of public policy issues and influences public policy through education and advocacy. The LWV was an outgrowth of the 19th Amendment passed in 1920 giving women the right to vote. Today, the LWV operates at the state and local levels through more than 700 chapters nationwide.
The League of Women Voters of Northern Valley was founded in 1946, as the League of Women Voters of Closter. By 1964, it included 11 municipalities in the Northern Valley and was renamed the League of Women Voters of Northern Valley. Today, the chapter serves 29 municipalities -- Alpine, Bergenfield, Cliffside Park, Closter, Cresskill, Demarest, Dumont, Edgewater, Emerson, Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Fort Lee, Hackensack, Harrington Park, Haworth, Hillsdale, Leonia, Montvale, New Milford, Northvale, Norwood, Old Tappan, Park Ridge, River Vale, Rockleigh, Tenafly, Washington Township, Westwood, and Woodcliff Lake.
The organization develops grassroots leadership and achieves widespread credibility because it is strictly nonpartisan. Throughout the year, a range of voters services and programs are provided, including candidates’ forums, registration drives, dissemination of nonpartisan information about candidates and issues, and public meetings to discuss current issues.
Photo caption: Elizabeth Cady Stanton Railroad Station. Photo credit: William Rogers