Concord Library Honors Suffragists

Tuesday, February 2 at 7 p.m. (Main Library-129 Main St.) - My Militant Suffragist Grandmother: presented by Pam Swing. Pam Swing, PhD is a Resident Scholar at the Brandeis Women’s Studies Research Center. For the past three years, she has been researching the life and work of her grandmother, Betty Gram Swing, in preparation for writing a book about her. Pam has her grandmother’s papers, which are destined for the Schlesinger Library. Registration required.

Thursday, February 4 at 1:30 p.m. (Fowler Branch Library at 1322 Main St. in West Concord) - Screening of the newly-released film Suffragette starring Carey Mulligan and Meryl Streep. Rated PG-13. Pam Swing will lead a post-screening discussion about the film and women’s suffrage. Registration is required.

For more information please contact Nathalie Harty (978-318-3349 or nharty@minlib.net). Both events are free. Please register for both events on the library’s online calendar.