Date: Sat Jul 19, 8:00 AM EDT - Sat Jul 19, 3:00 PM EDT
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Register and reserve your spot by calling Adriene at (315) 521-3461.
Girl Scouts will gather at the Elizabeth Cady Stanton home for the kickoff of their tour. A light breakfast will be served, after which Girl Scouts will be divided into small groups to tour the Stanton home.
At 9:30 a.m., the annual procession will begin. Girl Scouts will walk down Washington Street, Bayard Street, Ovid Street Bridge and Fall Street to the Women’s Rights National Historical Park, where they will be greeted, assigned a guide and given their passports.
Once there, Girl Scouts will tour the park’s Visitor Center and the Wesleyan Chapel. After completing these visits, they will receive a stamp in their passport and move on to the next sites.
Around noon, a boxed lunch will be provided, including a sandwich, a bag of chips and a beverage. After the entire tour is completed and all passports are stamped, Girl Scouts will conclude their day at the Girl Scouts office at Academy Square, where they will enjoy an ice cream cone from Sprinkle Starship. If a Girl Scout has collected all required stamps, she will receive a fun patch.
This program is free and is sponsored by the Women’s Institute for Leadership and Learning Inc. with support from Lake to Lake Women of New York State Women Inc.
Tentative Schedule (Subject to Change)
8–8:30 a.m. – Arrive at the Elizabeth Cady Stanton Home, 32 Washington St., Seneca Falls, NY. Free light breakfast on the lawn (fruit and energy snacks, juice and water). Parking is available on-site and at Generations Bank on Bayard Street.
9 a.m. – Introduction to the house and the day by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, portrayed by Dr. Melinda Grube. Meet Coline Jenkins, the great-great-granddaughter of Stanton.
9:30 a.m. – Step off for the annual procession to the Women’s Rights
National Historical Park (about a 20-minute walk)
Procession
passes sites along Statutory Row, including Ripples of Change, The
Passage and When Anthony Met Stanton.
10:30 a.m. to afternoon – Continue the passport tour
Sites include:
- The National Women’s Hall of Fame
- The site of The Lily newspaper founded by Amelia Bloomer
- The First Presbyterian Church, where Alice Paul introduced the basis of the Equal Rights Amendment in July 1923. Rev. Leah Ntuala, portraying Paul, will meet the Scouts and speak about her legacy.
Noon–12:30 p.m. – Boxed lunch provided at Academy Square (location may change due to weather).
1:30 p.m. – Complete the historic tour and regroup for discussion and comments.
3 p.m. – Ice cream from Sprinkle Starship. Program ends, but additional speakers, music and vendors will continue into the evening.
Girl Scouts are welcome to attend all free events on State and Fall streets.
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