Lunchbox Lesson - Episode #3 - Women's Suffrage in Montgomery County - ...

Schoharie Crossing hosted Montgomery County Historian, Kelly Yacobucci Farquhar as she presented on the events that occurred in Montgomery County regarding the Women’s Suffrage movement. As March is Women’s History Month, this Virtual Lunchbox Lesson scheduled for Tuesday, March 8th at 12p via WebEx, examined some of the local history as women sought the legal right to vote.

Kelly Yacobucci Farquhar is the Montgomery County Historian and Records Management Officer. …A native of Canajoharie, she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Siena College.  Kelly has worked in the Montgomery County Department of History & Archives since 1996 with an appointment to County Historian/RMO in 2000.  Her work has included the publication of two books in the Images of America series from Arcadia Publishing:  Montgomery County and Amsterdam (co-authored with Scott Haefner). Additionally, she worked with Dr. Judith Wellman to compile the book Uncovering the Underground Railroad, Abolitionism, and African American Life in Montgomery County, New York 1820-1890, a look at Montgomery County's participation in this movement of social reform, as well as the lives of the African Americans within the county. Her other research has explored the role of women in the county and even away at war. She continues to research and collect the history of Montgomery County and through her office, provides several programs throughout the year…such as this one. 

Montgomery County NY Dept of History & Archives Online

Montgomery County NY Dept of Hisotry & Archives Facebook 

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