S A V E T H E D A T E
The Elizabeth Cady Stanton Hometown Association's
ANNUAL MEETING
Friday, April 26, 2013
5 PM - 7PM
Union Hall Inn
Two Union Place
Johnstown
Questions? Contact Nancy Brown at
nbrown2@nycap.rr.com
N E W S
2013 HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR ESSAY CONTEST
Deadline: Monday, May 13
ECSHA is sponsoring an essay contest for area high school seniors, awarding at graduation $200 to the selected winner. For information, click here.
WOMEN'S EQUALITY AVENUE BANNERS
Each year, starting in March for Women's History Month, Johnstown native Elizabeth Cady Stanton is honored with special avenue banners that grace downtown lampposts. Thank you to all banner sponsors.
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
March 2013
THIS YEAR'S THEME IS
"Women Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination: Celebrating Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics"
2013's theme encourages girls to consider careers in STEM fields.
Visit the National Women's History Project website to read the biographies of the honorees:
http://www.nwhp.org/whm/honorees2012.php
ELIZABETH & EILEEN'S CLOSET
Community Service Project
Local High School Girls Invited
Open the 4th Saturday from January-April
(1/26, 2/23, 3/23, 4/27)
11AM – 1PM
St. John's Episcopal Church
Corner Main & Market Steets
Johnstown
ECSHA partners with the Sisters of Union College's Gamma Phi Beta Sorority to help local high school girls find that perfect outfit for a spring prom or formal event. The collection has over 200 beautiful dresses, as well as accessories, available to borrow for a $30 refundable deposit when the items are returned. Any questions?
E-mail Nancy Brown nbrown2@nycap.rr.com
CLICK HERE for more information.
ECS ONLINE LESSON PLANS
Available for 4th & 5th grade teachers. ECSHA is grateful to Stewart's Shops for awarding a grant to create online lesson plans that focus on Elizabeth Cady Stanton's role in the suffrage movement. Mrs. Stanton's great-great granddaughter, Coline Jenkins, narrates the story. CLICK HERE.
V I S I T I N G J O H N S T O W N
ECSHA created three ways to learn about local women's history:
"WALK IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ELIZABETH CADY STANTON"
Cell Phone Tour
Enjoy a one-hour, one-mile cell phone tour that includes directions for 10 narrated stops in Johnstown.
CLICK HERE for the flyer
"REFLECTIONS COLLECTION" Updated
Bank of America Lobby
Corner Main & Market Sts., Johnstown
(Site of the Cady family residence)
View displays about the Cady family.
"FOUR WOMEN OF DISTINCTION"
EDUCATIONAL WINDOW DISPLAY
Corner Main & Market Sts., Johnstown
Descriptions of four local women who changed history: Kateri Tekakwitha, Molly Brant, Rose Knox and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Thank you Jim Doyle for window use permission
W O M E N M A K I N G A
D I F F E R E N C E
ECSHA Member Feature
Living History Presenter Sue McLane
Sue McLane, known as "The Victorian Lady," offers a variety of educational talks for audiences of children and adults, CLICK HERE. |
