The Road to Women’s Suffrage in Sharon, Connecticut documents the combined efforts of women and men from cities and small towns, like Sharon, across the state of Connecticut. The exhibition illustrates the stories of the Suffrage Movement in Connecticut’s Litchfield County, the petitioners from the town of Sharon, and the movements for equal rights being fought today.
Photograph courtesy of State Archives, Connecticut State Library.
A Closer Look at the Petition and the Women Who Signed It documents the business roles, community roles, and suffrage efforts of women who lived in Sharon. Visit this pop-up exhibition of archival materials from the Sharon Historical Society & Museum collection and view stories about Elizabeth Darling, Beatrice Fay, Katherine Hotaling, Frances Jewett, and Nina Juckett.
Digital production and public access to A Closer Look at the Petition and the Women Who Signed It has been made possible through Connecticut Humanities by funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the federal CARES Act.
We gratefully acknowledge the following organizations and individuals for their contributions to these exhibitions:
The Sharon Historical Society & Museum Volunteer Research Team:
Marel Rogers, Myra Plescia, Linda Neiberg, Trisha Davisson, & Billy Saster
The Brandon Family
Connecticut Humanities
Connecticut State Library
Cornell University
Gunn Historical Museum, Washington, CT
Harriet Beecher Stowe Library, Hartford, CT
Harvard Library, Harvard University
Mr. Mort Kraus
Library of Congress
Private collection of Linda Neiberg
National Archives, National Archives Museum
Norfolk Historical Society, Norfolk, CT
Private collection of Doug Rick
Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University
Sharon Playhouse
Exhibition Design by: Whirlwind Creative