Seminars
Two-Hour Seminars

These seminars provide an in-depth look at the topic chosen by your organization and will
include historic and current aspects. They run approximately two hours, including a short
break and a Q&A session.

We recommend these seminars for:
  • Corporate Events                  
  • Colleges and Universities        


    Our Current Seminars:
Businesswomen, Entrepreneurs and Leaders: A History of Women in Business
72 Years for Change: The American Women's Suffrage Movement
Women on the Move: How Different Modes of Transportation Helped
Women Get Where They Wanted to Go
Garters and Government: Women in Politics and the Clothes They Wore

Businesswomen, Entrepreneurs and Leaders: A History of Women in Business
  • Over 1 million U.S. Firms are owned by women, and new firms owned by women are
    increasing at double the rate of all others.
  • However, only thirteen women are CEOs of Fortune 500 companies.
  • Women like Eliza Lucas Pinckney, who introduced blue indigo dye into North America,
    were entrepreneurs as early as 1739.

The current landscape of women in business is changing rapidly, with significant advancements
as well as new challenges. This seminar presents several notable women in business, both
current and historical, and intertwines their stories with a glimpse at the times in which they
lived. We also discuss the business and entrepreneurial qualities that women possess and the
future of women as business leaders.

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.
  • Throughout the country, an incredibly large number of women fought for suffrage using
    diverse methods.
  • New Jersey is the only state whose original constitution did not specifically exclude
    women from voting.

During this seminar, we discuss the key figures in the American suffrage movement, describe
the various ways they chose to further their cause and relate the challenges they faced. We
also discuss New Jersey’s suffrage story, a state which was home to several of the key figures
in the national campaign, and holds its own unique suffrage history.
** The National Campaign and The New Jersey Story are available as individual presentations**

Women on the Move: How Different Modes of Transportation Helped Women Get
Where They Wanted to Go
  • In 1909, Alice Huyler Ramsey, of Hackensack, NJ, became the first woman to drive
    across the U.S.
  • The first woman to obtain her pilot’s license was Harriet Quimby in 1911.

Susan B. Anthony said, “I think [bicycling] has done more to emancipate women than anything
else in the world…” This seminar describes the evolution of transportation and its effect on
women. Through artifacts, examples of vintage clothing and dialogue, we will discuss the
advancements in transportation modes and relate how planes, trains, automobiles and other
forms of transportation presented women with the opportunity for adventures and, in some
cases, a freedom that had been previously unavailable.

Garters and Government: Women in Politics and the Clothes They Wore
  • Belva Lockwood ran for U.S. President under the Equal Rights Party in 1884.
  • The invention of the wire hoop allowed women to shed the five pounds of petticoats
    they had been wearing.

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 not only in politics but also in society, as evidenced by
the clothes they wore.  
         **This seminar is also available as a one-hour presentation**
Women Throughout Time
Wyckoff, NJ 07481
201-739-9254
info@womenthroughouttime.com


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