Posts covering reform movements, civil rights, equality, protest and other causes.
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Early Geneva Playgrounds
Early Geneva playgrounds provided safe summertime recreation for a growing population of children in the city in the first quarter of the 20th century. -
When You Can’t Find The Words
The Historical Society addresses the protests occurring across the country. -
1968: A Year of Change
1968, the year the Geneva Historical Society opened Rose Hill Mansion as a museum, was a year of momentous change. -
Imagine if you were in her shoes….
Evolution of women’s rights in the United States -
Getting Back Our First Names
Reclaiming women's first names through the historical record -
New “Geneva Stories” Videos
The latest additions to our "Geneva Stories" video series -
Suffrage Songs
Overview of suffrage songs. -
1907 and the New York Woman Suffrage Association Meeting
Brief summary of the 1907 New York Woman Suffrage Association Annual Convention held in Geneva, New York. -
“Marching on to Victory”: A Timeline of the Suffrage Movement in Geneva
A timeline of the suffrage movement in Geneva, New York. -
Geneva and the Civil Rights Movement
As we at the Geneva Historical Society look back at the 1960s this year, we cannot ignore the protest movements that sprung out of that decade, particularly the Civil Rights Movement. -
Suffrage Connection
If you did not go to the pre-screening of the movie The Suffragette at the Smith, you missed an incredible experience. Though the movie was about the British suffrage movement, there is a Geneva connection. -
Celebrating African-American Freedom
Geneva's African-American community hosted a number of emancipation celebrations in the 19th century to celebrate their freedoms while protesting slavery and racial inequality. -
When Hobby Meets Work
How music has been incorporated into various activities of the Geneva Historical Society. -
Intoxicating Pursuits
A brief history of the temperance movement in America, the inspiration for an upcoming event hosted at Rose Hill Mansion. -
Kidnapped!
The kidnapping of two African-American men from Geneva, New York in 1857