The women’s suffrage movement had roots that were contemporaneous with the abolition movement; in fact, early suffragists after the 1840s chose to delay work on their cause in favor of the abolition of slavery.
Since 2002, Ridgefield Historical Society has been archiving photographs and artifacts that document Ridgefield’s history. As the keepers of our town’s history, our task now is to collect material documenting the coronavirus pandemic in our community.
In this episode, Dr. Darla Shaw takes on the role of Mabel Cleves, an early education specialist.
Topics: The 1918 ‘Spanish flu’ in Ridgefield; Message from new Ridgefield Historical Society president Sara Champion
In this episode, Dr. Darla Shaw takes on the role of Mabel Cleves, an early education specialist.
NUGGET #6 Farmingville Schoolhouse: Stood opposite present Farmingville School in District Number 10; it and Titicus were last district schools to close, 1939; long empty, building was sold about 1950
Highlighting the principal leaders of the American women’s suffrage movement.
View Panel 10, Ridgefield on the National Stage from the Votes for Women exhibit created by artist Bil Mikulewicz and researched by the League of Women Voters in Ridgefield and the Historical Society.
NUGGET #5 Eight Lakes: Town’s largest subdivision, with several hundred lots from tiny ones around Lake Mamanasco to one-acre parcels on West Mountain; part of Port of Missing Men (q.v.) property,
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