Stevens Memorial Library Announces 'Short Skirts, Oh My, History Of Women’s Rights' On March 18

Press release from the Stevens Memorial Library:

March 11, 2021

Join us on March 18 @ 7 pM for “Short Skirts, Oh My! History of Women’s Rights”. Register directly on Zoom HERE. Presented in collaboration with the Tewksbury Public Library, Memorial Hall Library in Andover, Stevens Memorial Library in North Andover, Flint Memorial Library in North Reading.

When Abigail Adams begged her husband to “remember the ladies” in drafting a new code of laws, John wrote back that he “could not but laugh” at her extraordinary suggestion. While it took almost 150 years, in the early part of the 20th century, women were working, voting, and experiencing the first taste of freedoms unheard of before. In this presentation, award winning storyteller and historian Anne Barrett traces the exciting social and historical milestones in the fight for women’s rights.

This program is part of North Andover Reads: Women: Then and Now

This press release was produced by the Stevens Memorial Library. The views expressed are the author's own.