Enjoy an afternoon tea of finger sandwiches & desserts with Ms. Stanton, an American suffragist, social activist, and leading figure of the early women’s rights movement.  The tea will be held on Thursday August 10 in the parlor at the Freeman Store and Museum.  $30 per person, advance reservations required. ADVANCE RESERVATIONS REQUIRED – Please call 703-938-5187.

The tea is being offered in conjunction with Historic Vienna’s exhibit: The Road to Women’s Rights: The Origins of the Women’s Rights Movement. Did you know that in 1848 Lucretia Mott was proposed as the Liberty Party candidate for vice president even though she could not vote? Learn other interesting facts about women’s right to vote at the exhibit. The museum will offer a series of small exhibits that explore the women’s rights movement over the next four years. The exhibit series honors the 100th anniversary of establishment of the National Women’s Party in 1916 and the 100th anniversary of passage of the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting women the right to vote in 1920.

Tea with Elizabeth Cady Stanton