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Suffrage Rally and Parade
August 27, 2019 @ 5:00 pm
Free(Assemble on the grass behind International Cottages)
TIMELINE OF EVENT:
5 PM Welcome with a brief history of the 72-year struggle for women’s suffrage
Performances by “Elizabeth Cady Stanton” and “Susan B. Anthony”
Sheryl Mallory Johnson presents a brief history of voting rights of Black women after 1920
Performance by Sojourner Truth
Margo Porras talks about the voting rights in the Latino community after 1920
A representative from the Chinese-American community shares the history of voting rights in the Chinese-American/Asian community
Lori Thiel as “Carrie Chapman Catt”presents the 100-year history of the League of Women Voters
San Diego Suffragists: Performances by Dr. Charlotte Baker and Flora Kimball
5:45 PM Then, we march through the Prado, carrying signs and chanting, and making our way through the Organ Pavilion back to the starting point for light refreshments.
Performing for the Twilight Concert in the Organ Pavilion is Lady J, singing the blues.