How Tea Shaped the Women's Suffrage Movement
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LENOX, Mass. — Join Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum Director James Capuzzi as he tells the story of how tea shaped the women's suffrage movement at Ventfort Hall on Tuesday, July 29, at 4 pm.
A tea will be served after his presentation.
Accodring to a press release:
"I don't believe in individual work in any case. All the work for a cause must be collective..." Alva Belmont's comments in the August 13th, 1909 New York Times article Suffrage Armory at Mrs. Belmont's highlight the nature of the Women's suffrage movement as collaborative and in community. Building on what Susan B. Anthony and the first wave of suffrage leaders had started, Alva used her influence and resources to attract wealthy supporters and connect the women's suffrage cause with the New York elite living in Newport, Rhode Island. Her Conference of Great Women and famous "Votes for Women" tea set combined the elegance of high society with the revolutionary idea of women's equality under the law. Join Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum director James Capuzzi as he tells the story of how tea shaped the suffrage movement.
James Capuzzi has an M.A. degree in Sustainable Cultural Heritage Management from the American University of Rome and a B.A. degree in Classical Studies & Italian Language from Tulane University in New Orleans. James served as Community Relations Fellow and then Director of Communications and Marketing at the Abigail Adams Institute in Harvard Square before moving to the Berkshires to direct the Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum in the summer of 2023. The museum has reengaged the local community with programming, exhibits, and outreach events
Tickets are $45. Members receive a discount code for $5 off all ticket prices. Students 22 and under are $22. Ticket pricing includes access to the mansion throughout the day of this event from 10 am to 4 pm. Reservations are strongly encouraged as seats are limited. Walk-ins accommodated as space allows. For reservations visit https://gildedage.org/pages/calendar or call (413) 637-3206. Note that all tickets are nonrefundable and non-exchangeable. The historical mansion is located at 104 Walker St. in Lenox.
