Women Throughout Time | Presentations

Presentations

One-Hour Presentations

We offer an informative and entertaining presentation that runs approximately 45 minutes with
a Q&A session. Our unique analysis of each topic, complete with visual enhancements, is ideal
for events calling for a short but enlightening presentation.

For example:

Luncheons
Dinners
Awards Ceremonies

Our Current Presentations

The Woman Entrepreneur
Bustles and Businesswomen
What to Expect as a Woman in the Job Force
Garters and Government: Women in Politics and the Clothes The Wore
72 Years for Change: The American Women's National Campaign for Suffrage
The American Women's Suffrage Movement: The New Jersey Story

The Woman Entrepreneur

Who becomes an entrepreneur?
What great entrepreneurial qualities do women possess?
Are there certain challenges they might face?

10.1 million U.S. businesses are owned by women, and are increasing at double the rate of all
business. This presentation will explore the history of women in business and the future of
women in entrepreneurship, as well as discussing the benefits and challenges associated with
owning and operating a business.

Bustles and Businesswomen

Eliza Pinckney introduced blue indigo dye into continental North America in 1739.
Without indigo dye (now made synthetically), blue jeans might not be so...blue.

This presentation discusses several notable women in business history and intertwines their
stories with a glimpse at the times in which they lived by intertwining women's history and the
history of fashion.

What to Expect as a Woman in the Job Force

The Industrial Revolution of the late 1800s created jobs for both men and women.
Women currently represent 46% of the labor force.
Only 13 women hold CEO positions of Fortune 500 companies (2.6%)

Women face certain challenges while climbing up the corporate ladder. This interactive
presentation discusses the history of women in the labor force and addresses situations
women may encounter.

Garters and Government: Women in Politics and the Clothes The Wore

Belva Lockwood ran for U.S. President in 1884 under the Equal Rights party.
The invention of the wire hoop allowed women to shed five pounds of petticoats.

Garters and Government presents a unique blend of history and fashion, intertwining vignettes
of American women who accomplished "first-time" political goals with examples of original
period fashions. This seminar spans the late Victorian era through the 20th century and
describes the status of these women in politics and in society, as evidenced by the clothes
they wore. **This presentation is also available as a two-hour seminar**

72 Years for Change: The American Women's Suffrage Movement

The first women's rights convention was held in Seneca Falls, NY in 1848, 72 years
before the 19th Amendment was passed.
Only one woman who signed the "Declaration of Sentiments" in 1948 was alive when
women gained the right to vote.

The two most well-known suffragists are Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, but
hundreds of women throughout the country were instrumental in furthering the cause of
universal suffrage. This presentation discusses the key figures, the various ways they chose to
further their cause, and the challenges they faced.

The American Women's Suffrage Movement: The New Jersey Story

New Jersey is the only state whose original constitution that did not specifically
exclude women from voting.
Alice Paul, who was influential in the passage of the 19th Amendment, was originally
from Moorestown, NJ.

New Jersey was home to several of the key figures in the national campaign, as well as holding
its own unique suffrage history. This presentation looks specifically at New Jersey's suffrage
story, discussing the women who worked at the state level as well as those who were integral
to the national campaign.
**We offer a two-hour seminar that presents an in-depth look at both
New Jersey's and the national campaign**

Monthly Meetings
School Functions
Etc.