LWV Saratoga County Presents “Profiles in Courage” Series

The League of Women Voters of Saratoga County is announcing the first of four scheduled sessions, “Profiles in Courage”, in response to growing concerns over the federal government actions.

League of Women Voters of Saratoga County member, Patricia Nugent, will present “Deeds, Not Words” on Wednesday, June 11 at 7pm at the Saratoga Springs Public Library. This program will focus on how the militant suffragists of the early 1900s, under Alice Paul’s leadership, finally took women’s suffrage over the finish line after a 75-year battle. 

The sessions are designed to showcase what our community can learn from the resilience and determination of past political movements and aims to encourage attendees to customize their own plan for supporting the democratic principles of justice and inclusion. 

Patricia Nugent is the author of the play “The Stone that Started the Ripple” about a modern-day reunion of suffragists and edited the nonfiction anthology “Before They Were Our Mothers: Voices of Women Born Before Rosie Started Riveting.” She designs and teaches a course in feminist history and founded the Women’s Rights Awareness Campaign in Saratoga County, which was instrumental in passing the NYS Equal Rights Amendment. 

Dan Berggren, a tradition-based songsmith and award-winning educator and musician, will provide topical musical inspiration. The event is cosponsored by the New York Civil Liberties Union and the Saratoga Public Library. Registration is required at https://www.sspl.org/event/. 

The second session to be held June 25 at 7pm at SUNY Adirondack will focus on the Red Scare during the Cold War. Two additional sessions will be held in September. For more information, visit www.lwvsaratoga.org