Louisa May Alcott & the Journey to Universal Enfranchisement
Saturday - March 29, 2025 1:00 pm
Concord Town House - 22 Monument Square
FREE and Open to All!
Meet at the Concord Town House to celebrate an auspicious moment in our history as March 29th marks 145 years to the day that Louisa May Alcott, famed authoress of Little Women and hundreds of other literary works, became the first woman of Concord to cast a vote in a Town election!
Join in the excitement within the very room in the Town House where voting took place, support the brave band of 19 other women who also voted for School Committee on that triumphant day, and revel in the newfound empowerment these women achieved by actively participating in democracy as never before!
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Leading the march to the ballot box will be Jan Turnquist – Executive Director of Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House, world-renowned Living History portrayer of Miss Alcott, and a Concord resident – who will also speak to and lead a discussion of the meaning of enfranchisement for Concord residents then and now. Also participating in the voting re-enactment will be Concord's own Joe Palumbo, portraying Judge Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar -- and hopefully, you as well!
Light refreshments served
This event is offered in honor of Women's History Month, and is dedicated to the ideals of liberty, personal agency, and universal suffrage