1. Brookhaven Women in Science (BWIS) Activity

    "BWIS Speaker Event: Amazing Women and How They Got the Vote"

    Thursday, October 26, 2017, 4 pm
    Large Seminar Room, Bldg. 510

    Celebrate the centennial of women's suffrage in New York State. This presentation will include vintage photographs and discussions of various aspects of the movement, focusing on the involvement of Long Island women. Presented by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Islip Area Branch, the talk features stories of courageous and militant suffragists and their political activism, as well as the activities of the anti-suffragists.