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Justice Bell Foundation @justicebell.bsky.social · 2d

Black suffragist Frances Watkins Harper rises in new Germantown mural

With help from Penn State’s Center for Black Digital Research, the mural draws attention to the activism of 19th-century Black women.

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Justice Bell Foundation @justicebell.bsky.social · 5d

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Suffs is our Roadmap for Radical Change

The Tony Award-winning musical about the women’s suffrage movement runs in S.F. through Nov. 9, and opens in L.A. Nov. 18.

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Justice Bell Foundation @justicebell.bsky.social · 22d

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Imagine Living in a Country Where Voting Is Mandatory

In Australia, election days are a party, and everyone’s invited.

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Justice Bell Foundation @justicebell.bsky.social · 24d

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A legal loophole allowed New Jersey women to vote a century before suffrage

In 1797 the “petticoat band” showed up to vote for the New Jersey state legislature, but only on a technicality. Their impact sent lawmakers into a scramble to shut them out.

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Justice Bell Foundation @justicebell.bsky.social · Oct 4

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Bell a symbol of fight for women’s voting rights

In 1915, women across the country were seeking to be granted the right to vote, a right, at that point, only granted to their male counterparts. To whip up support for the women’s suffrage movement, a...

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Justice Bell Foundation @justicebell.bsky.social · Sep 23

Join us on Oct 11th at the Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library
for a screening of our film "Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women's Fight for the Vote" followed by a Q&A with Amanda Owen, filmmaker and Executive Director of the Justice Bell Foundation
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Finding Justice: The Untold Story of the Justice Bell

You know the Liberty Bell. But have you heard the story of the Justice Bell? Discover the inspiring Pennsylvania story about a lost icon of the women's suffrage...

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Justice Bell Foundation @justicebell.bsky.social · Sep 22

A large crowd came out to see our film at the Bradford County Historical Society on September 19. We are looking forward to a possible return trip in 2026 for an America250 celebration.
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'Finding Justice' program hosted at Bradford County Historical Society

TOWANDA — Dozens of community members gathered at the Bradford County Historical Society this Friday for “Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women’s Fight for the Vote,” the latest in

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Justice Bell Foundation @justicebell.bsky.social · Sep 13

Join us for an exciting event at MCCC on September 17 at 1:15 pm at the Blue Bell campus. Our Justice Bell replica will share the stage with four prominent female Pennsylvania judges and lawyers who will discuss the 19th Amendment. #justicebell #19thamendment #womenmakinghistory #constitutionday

Justice Bell Foundation @justicebell.bsky.social · Sep 10

The Justice Bell Foundation presentation in Lycoming County. #justicebell #womenssuffrage
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Museum program focuses on women’s suffrage movement

The Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society will host a lecture by Amanda Owen at 2 p.m., Sept. 21. Owen is the executive director of the Justice Bell Foundation, a nonprofit ...

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Justice Bell Foundation @justicebell.bsky.social · Aug 26

The 19th Amendment was officially certified on August 26, 1920, a date now celebrated annually as Women’s Equality Day. #19thamendment #justice #womenvote #womensequalityday

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Justice Bell Foundation @justicebell.bsky.social · Aug 15

Adella Emma Potter was already a well-known and respected speaker in Pennsylvania when she joined the Justice Bell tour in August 1915. She gave speeches in Monroe County and remained with the bell party until October 30, delivering the final speech of the campaign in Chester County. #justicebell

Justice Bell Foundation @justicebell.bsky.social · Aug 13

Niota Mayor Lois Preece recently announced a new event that will take place in the town. This new event known as Febb Fest will be a festival in honor of Febb Burn and other “strong women” and will take place on Friday, Sept. 26 and Saturday, Sept. 27. www.dailypostathenian.com/news/article...

Justice Bell Foundation @justicebell.bsky.social · Aug 5

In 1915, Mary Stewart wrote to the Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association to offer her help. She joined the bell party as a speaker on June 30 in Crawford County and remained with the tour until August 7 in Centre County.
#justicebell #1915justicebelltour #womenshistory #PAhistory #suffragist

Justice Bell Foundation @justicebell.bsky.social · Aug 3

As the Justice Bell arrived in Bedford, PA, on August 3, 1915, a heatwave that had gripped the state for days brought oppressive humidity, stifling temperatures in the 90s, and torrential rain. Louise Hall, umbrella in hand, delivered her speech to a large crowd. #justicebell #1915justicebelltour

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American Historical Association @historians.org · Jul 29

"When we show girls that they’ve always been part of history, we equip them to believe that they can shape its future." In #AHAPerspectives, read how Jessica Ramos teaches counternarratives to her elementary students. 🗃️

Teaching Girls They Belong

Teaching counternarratives deepens elementary students’ understanding of history and helps underrepresented groups see themselves as part of the story.

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Justice Bell Foundation @justicebell.bsky.social · Jul 24

On July 24, 1915, one thousand people gathered in Brookville, PA, to see the Justice Bell and listen to suffragists, Harriet Grim, Emma MacAlarney & Louise Hall, advocate for the right to vote. #justicebell #1915justicebelltour #womenssuffrage #PAHistory #americanhistory #brookvillepa

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Gracie12 📎 @gracienlucy.bsky.social · Jul 13

“Do not think your single vote does not matter much. The rain that refreshes the parched ground is made up of single drops,” wrote Kate Sheppard, the leader of the movement for women’s suffrage in New Zealand, who died on this date in 1934.
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Justice Bell Foundation @justicebell.bsky.social · Jul 2

Pamphilia Hardman Phillips (Mrs. Thomas W. Phillips), president of the Lawrence County Women’s Suffrage party, was part of the escorting party that welcomed the Justice Bell to the county on July 2, 1915. Learn about Phillips here: www.lawrencechs.com/suffrage-pio... #justicebell #justicebelltour

Justice Bell Foundation @justicebell.bsky.social · Jul 1

The Justice Bell and suffragists entered Meadville in Crawford County on July 1, 1915, after a grueling, rainy seven-hour journey from Erie County. That afternoon, they traveled to Cambridge Springs, home to a flourishing suffrage society, where a crowd of several hundred greeted them. #justicebell

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Justice Bell Foundation @justicebell.bsky.social · Jun 9

Our book about the Justice Bell will be available by the end of the summer. You can learn about it here: www.justicebell.org/justicebellb... #justicebell #womenssuffrage

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The Justice Bell: Tracing the Journey of a Forgotten Symbol tells the story of a band of intrepid women and their one-ton bronze bell that became an icon of the American women's suffrage movement.

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Justice Bell Foundation @justicebell.bsky.social · Jun 4

More than 160 years after women cast their first votes in America, Congress approved the 19th Amendment on June 4, 1919. It didn’t become part of the Constitution, however, until it was ratified by the 36th state legislature, Tennessee, on August 18, 1920.
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The 19th Amendment, Explained

It took more than a century of fighting by generations of activists to achieve suffrage for all American women.

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Justice Bell Foundation @justicebell.bsky.social · May 22

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The SAVE Act Could Threaten Voting Access—And Repeat History

The 1907 Expatriation Act made it impossible for some women born in the U.S. to vote.

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Justice Bell Foundation @justicebell.bsky.social · May 20

Sue Bowman's article about the Justice Bell and suffragists in Lebanon County in 1915 when women were fighting for the right to vote.
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A Quick History Lesson on Why You Should Vote [Opinion]

May 20 marks Pennsylvania's municipal primary election. Columnist Sue Bowman reminds us why voting is so important, particularly when considering how hard women fought for this constitutional right.

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Justice Bell Foundation @justicebell.bsky.social · May 20

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This prison once held suffragists. Now, it's an affordable housing complex. Take a look inside

After a $64 million renovation, the Liberty Crest Apartments offer a fresh place to live while still “preserving history.”

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Justice Bell Foundation @justicebell.bsky.social · May 4

“An Egalitarian Pressure”: Australia Has Been Requiring People to Vote for 100 Years boltsmag.org/compulsory-v...

“An Egalitarian Pressure”: Australia Has Been Requiring People to Vote for 100 Years - Bolts

When Australia holds its federal elections on Saturday, it’ll do so with the requirement that all eligible citizens head to the polls and vote. If they don’t, the Australian Electoral... Read More

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