Visit the Online Exhibit of Women as Social Agents of Change: El Paso Social Housekeepers, 1880-1930
On
March 7, 2020 at 12:00 pm, the El Paso County Historical Society welcomes the public to the grand opening of “Women
as Social Agents of Change: El Paso Social Housekeepers, 1880-1930,” an exhibit
about El Paso suffragettes who advanced women’s involvement in society through
activism in the late 19th and 20th centuries. The event,
which will take place at the Burges House (603 W. Yandell), will be followed at
2:30 pm by a talk by archivist Susan Novick titled “Charity Work and Civic
Improvement: Jewish Women’s Activism in El Paso from 1889-1930.” Later in the
month, on March 28, 2020 at 11:00 am, UTEP professor Dr. Elisabeth Sommer and local
researcher Kathy Pepper will present a talk titled “Modern Woman: Historical Trends
in Fashion, 1880-1920” at the Burges House.
Women’s
History Month began in Santa Rosa, California in 1978 as a week-long
observance. Today, it is celebrated nationally throughout the month of March
and is established by presidential proclamation. Women’s History Month is meant
to honor the women who transformed the United States through their vision,
perseverance, and actions.
“The
events to be held at the historical society underscore the local roots of
Women’s History Month. So many important local women of different backgrounds
have made El Paso and the Southwest better because of their efforts to further
the suffrage movement and promote charity work,” says Joseph Longo, curator at
the El Paso County Historical Society.
Each
event is family friendly, free, and open to the public. Individuals who cannot
attend the opening of the exhibit can visit the Burges House (603 W. Yandell),
headquarters of the El Paso County Historical Society, Monday through Friday
from 10am to 2pm. The exhibit will run throughout March 2020.
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