Tag Archives: Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame

Troup Formation

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Connecticut voted for the 19th amendment, which granted women the right to vote, on September 14, 1920. That same day, the state lost one of its most ardent and least recognized suffragists, Augusta Lewis Troup. …

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Troup Formation

Augusta Troup (née Lewis)

Connecticut voted for the 19th amendment, which granted women the right to vote, on September 14, 1920. That same day, the state lost one of its most ardent and least recognized suffragists, Augusta Lewis Troup…

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This Week in New Haven (March 2 – 8)

Grand Avenue Bridge

Women’s History Month gets a proper kickoff, and a local bridge gets a proper sendoff. …

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Oral History

Emeline Robert Jones

Emeline Roberts Jones didn’t intend to become the first American woman to practice dentistry. …

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This Week in New Haven (March 19-25)

Dennis Tupicoff's Chainsaw

Monday, March 19
Australian animator Dennis Tupicoff screens and discusses some of his short films, including Dance of Death (a crass TV variety show hosted by “Don Death”), The Darra Dogs (Tupicoff’s memories of childhood pets), His Mother’s Voice (a …

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