Fall 2012The Newsletter of the Alice Paul Institute

Inside this issue:

Equality Awards Nominations

Save the date!Meet the API Staff p. 2

Message from the ED p. 3

Women’s Equality Day p. 3

New Gift Shop Item p. 4

Girlblazers p. 4

Miss Representation p. 5

We Are Woman Rally p. 6

Board, Staff, Calendar p.7

In honor of Alice Paul’s work and commitment to women’s equality,the Alice Paul Institute is now seeking nominations for the 2013 AlicePaul Equality Awards. The Awards honor individuals who capture the spirit of Alice and, as a consequence, directly or indirectly continue Alice’s mission of advancing women’s equality in America. The spirit ofAlice is best described by Alice’s commitment to excellence, pioneering ways, leadership, perseverance, and unyielding dedication to the cause of equality.

Submit nomination forms by October 15, 2012 along with a copy of the nominee’s resume, bio or curriculum vitae. To obtain a nomination form or for more information, visit AlicePaul.org or contact API at 856-231-1885.

The Alice Paul Equality Awards

gala will be held on April 25, 2013.

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Meet the API StaffAPI is pleased to welcome its new Executive Director Lucienne Beard. She has been involved with API since 1994 as avolunteer and a board member, and then as Program Director from 2000 - 2007. She has a B.A. in International Affairs from GeorgeWashington University and an M.A. in American History from Rutgers University, plus over twenty years of experiece working with historic sites and cultural organizations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Beard and her husband live in Mount Laurel only three miles from Paulsdale and have three children living in Philadelphia, Indiana and Madagascar.

API would also like to recognize its new Program Staff. Kris Myers, Director of Programs, has been with API since 2004. In her new role, she is responsible for implementing and managing API’s

heritage and leadership programs, including tours, presentations, special events and educational workshops. She serves as a speaker on Alice Paul at locations throughout New Jersey and manages the New Jersey Women’s History website. Myers earned her M.A.in history from the University of Pennsylvania and has a B.A. in History with a concentration in Women’s Studies from Rowan University. She lives in Marlton.

API would also like to welcome aboard Sarah Bear, the new Program Associate. Bear was an API intern in her senior year at Albright College in 2010 - 2011 and hasremained an active volunteer since. At Albright, Bear was a double major in Women & Gender Studies and Digital Media. She is also a distant relative of Alice Paul. As Program Associate, Bear is responsible for assisting with program planning andimplementation, facilitating Lead-A-Way workshops, coordinating GAC activities, maintaining the API website and managing API’s social media. She lives just miles from Paulsdale in Moorestown.

Paige Salvador, Development Associate, began at API in January 2012. She has served on the Development Committeeof API since 2009. Salvador’s career reflects seventeen years of experience in not-for-profit and for-profit organizations, including the Vascular Birthmarks Foundation and Graceful Company. She is active with the Mount Laurel Citizen’s Action Committee and serves as president of Fairfield Estates Association in Mount Laurel. She and her husband live in Mount Laurel and have twins in college.

Thanks for all of your hard work!

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Message from the Exec. Director

Women Rock the 19th Amendment

It is an honor and a pleasure to be writing my first message as Executive Director of the Alice Paul Institute. After eighteen years with this organization, I am very proud to work with our staff, board, and volunteers to lead API into our fourth decade. Despite the ongoing challenges that small non-profit organizations face, API continues to deliver meaningful programs and services to new and returning audiences.

There were no lazy days of summer at Paulsdale this year. The season started with a very successful wine tasting on June 4th. It is always invigorating to have the Girlblazers camp here in June, but this year’s group was especially fun and interested in “all things Alice.” At the final session several girls proudly sang songs and recited poems they composed in her honor. At the end of June we said goodbye to Dana Dabek, the Leadership Program Director who was instrumental in taking API pro-grams to many new schools and venues in the past five years. Dana took a new development position in Pennsylvania, and we wish her well in this new chapter of her life. We capped the summer with a rally in Washington and a concert at Paulsdale for Women’s Equality Day, and now we head into the fall with a full calendar of events and programs. I hope that you can join us for the groundbreaking documentary about women in the media, Miss Representation, on October 25th and for the “Night of Terror” observance on November 15th. As always, thank you for your interest and your support. We hope to see you at Paulsdale soon!

Paulsdale’s porch was transformed into a stage and the lawn was a perfect spot to enjoy a summertime concert for the August 26th Women’s Equality Day event, “Women Rock the 19th Amendment.” The young perform-ers from Sara O’Brien’s “Community Rocks” were a crowd pleaser with their favorite song, “Please Stop Complaining!” Girls Advisory Council members Devon Hartsough and Sarah Hojsak introduced the acts.

Girls Rock Philly performer Attia Taylor and her band entertained with original songs. Music writer Tom Moon, author of 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, talked about women in music, reviewing both familiar and new artists who are not yet well known. September, an all-female band that performs in and around the Philadelphia area, was the final act of the day, playing its own songs as well as covers of several rock and roll hits.

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New Gift Shop Item

Girlblazers Summer Camp 2012

Be sure to check out our brand new gift shop item, Born in the U.S.A: Birth, Commemoration, and American Public Memory, edited by Seth C. Bruggerman. The book is a collection of essays on the challenges of saving and managing historical sites. One of the chapters is written by API’s Director of Programs Kris Myers and discusses the history, preservation, and evolution of Paulsdale.

On September 27th at Paulsdale, Bruggerman presented stories from the book and Kris Myers discussed her research on API’s beginnings. Then, five founding members of API--Barbara Irvine, Patricia Williams, Jean Perry, Judy Buckman, and Chris Borget--shared their experiences with saving Paulsdale to create the Alice Paul Institute’s home.

Girlblazers Summer Camp took place in June on-site at the Alice Paul Institute. Twenty-four fifth grade girls from the five schools that make up Catholic Partnership Schools in Camden, NJparticipated in the camp, learning about such women as: astronaut Ellen Ochoa, artist Frida Kahlo, journalist Ida Wells-Barnett, naturalist Rachel Carson, and tennis star Rosie Casals. Campers created self-portraits, developed inventions to make the world a better place, solved a Paulsdale mystery, learned tennis and hiked at a local nature center. The girls also met area women leaders, including an engineer, a reporter from The Philadelphia Inquirer, and a social activist. They practiced effective leadership in games, art projects, science experiments, field trips, and teambuilding exercises. As a culminating activity, the girls hosted a luncheon for family and school administrators, which included their presentations on the role model leaders. In the past two years, Catholic Partnership Schools have served as a wonderful program partner, but we also look forward to reaching out to additional schools and expanding the program in the coming years.

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Miss Representation

Thursday,October

25th7 - 9 PM

Burlington County CollegeMt. Laurel Campus

Laurel Hall 320

$10 per person$5 with student ID

Purchase tickets atalicepaul.org byOctober 24th.

Seating is limited!

Co-hosted by:

Contact of Burlington County

SJ NOW - Alice Paul Chapter

BCC Foundation

Burlington CountyAdvisory Council on

Women

www.missrepresentation.org

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We Are Woman RallyAPI was front and center at the August 18th “We Are Woman” Rally on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. South Jersey NOW--Alice Paul Chapter generously offered free rides on its charter bus to the rally to GAC member Daphni Sawyer and Sarah Bear, who as API’s new Program Associate is the GAC advisor. Sarah and Daphni took the stage with API Exec. Director Lucy Beard to honor Alice Paul and her fight for women’s rights. In her remarks Beard said, “History books say that in 1920, women were ‘given’ the right to vote. It was not given. It was earned, it was fought for, it was won by Alice Paul and generations of women whobelieved that women who bear the responsibilities of American citizenship should also enjoy the rights of that citizenship.” Beard’s speech was one of many that celebrated women’s achievements yet called for renewed action to win the fight for full equality. For Daphni Sawyer it was a new and empowering experience. “People had come from far and wide, all over this great country, to participate in the ‘We AreWoman’ Rally. For me it was heart-warming, listening to the urgency in the voice of the speakers. Contrary to how it may seem when one pays attention to the media, there are actually many people who prioritize women’s rights. The level of participation in the rally proved this.” Norah Tumas, a GAC alumna who recently graduated from American University and now works in Washington, D.C., also joined the women on stage because, in her words, “No matter where I am, I always feel like Alice Paul is nearby and that I should do whatever I can to keep her work going.”

From left: Sarah Bear, Nora Tumas,Lucy Beard, Daphni Sawyer

Nora Tumas with Lucy Beard, as she prepares for her speech.

Daphni Sawyer with GAC leader, Sarah Bear.

Daphni Sawyer in front of the Capitol Building.

Daphni Sawyer, decorating herumbrella for the rally.

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Contact Us API

Calendar of Events

Alice Paul Institute128 Hooton Road

Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054

Mailing address:P.O. Box 1376

Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054

Phone: 856-231-1885Fax: 856-231-4223

E-mail: info@alicepaul.orgWeb Site: www.alicepaul.org

Michelle Dorris, ChairDiane Allen

Melinda ChampionDiane Dooley

Dacia HaddadJose Hernandez

Kathy Kolesk

Lucienne Beard, Executive Directorlbeard@alicepaul.org

Kristina Myers, Director of Programskmyers@alicepaul.org

Sarah Bear, Program Associatesbear@alicepaul.org

Paige Salvador, Development Associatepsalvador@alicepaul.org

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October 2012

13 Second Saturday Tours 12 & 1 PM25 Miss Representation 7 - 9 PM30 Volunteer Orientation 6:30 pm

November 2012

3 Paulsdale Grounds Clean-up 8 AM - 12 PM

Tour Guide Training Session #1 10 AM - 12 PM

November 2012 (cont.)

9 Annual Appeal mailing 11 AM - 4 PM10 Tour Guide Training Session #2 10 AM - 12 PM Second Saturday Tours 12 PM & 1 PM15 Night of Terror 7 PM

December 20123 CEO Networking Event 5:30 PM8 Holiday Open House 2 - 4 PM

Kim MoonTara Parvey, SecretarySuzanne QuigleyRebecca RakoskiMary Saile, TreasurerJudy SailerLori Shropshire

Board of Trustees

Staff

For more information on events, visit alicepaul.org, or call 856-231-1885.