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PBS Documentary Celebrates the Story of Former Briarcliff Resident Carrie Chapman Catt
Carrie Chapman Catt: Warrior for Women tells the story of Carrie Chapman Catt and her role in the fight for women’s suffrage. She devoted most of her life to the expansion of women’s rights and is recognized as one of the key leaders of the American women’s suffrage movement. Using her political and organizational skills, she was a major force behind the ratification of the nineteenth amendment to the U. S. Constitution 100 years ago on August 18, 1920.
The documentary was produced by PBS Iowa and you can view it by clicking on the play button to the left.
For nine years Catt lived in Briarcliff Manor on a 16-acre property that she named Juniper Ledge. During that time she not only celebrated the passage of the nineteenth amendment but also helped organize the League of Women Voters and founded the National Committee on the Cause and Cure of War. To find out more about Carrie Chapman Catt as well as other key figures in the suffragette movement who lived in this area, see our Notebook article on "Local Suffragetes" by clicking on this link.
Writer David Propper reviews the role and activities of the Historical Society over the past 45 years through interviews with Board members and a discussion with Executive Director Karen Smith. Article also highlights some of the historic moments in village history and points to the goal of the Society to achieve permanent charter status from the State of New York.