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Tonight, May 8th, on PBS (local channel 12) on Great Performances is the premier of the musical, SUFFS, from 9:00 to 11:...
05/08/2026

Tonight, May 8th, on PBS (local channel 12) on Great Performances is the premier of the musical, SUFFS, from 9:00 to 11:30 pm EST. I saw this at the Academy of Music in January and it was terrific! It's about Alice Paul and Women getting the right to vote. Check it out!

Come to the Grange Estate, 143 Myrtle Ave, Havertown, tomorrow evening May 7th at 6:30 pm. I will be doing a program abo...
05/06/2026

Come to the Grange Estate, 143 Myrtle Ave, Havertown, tomorrow evening May 7th at 6:30 pm. I will be doing a program about sea captain John Ross (1729-1800) and his importance during the American Revolution. He served as an agent of the Continental Congress to procure European military supplies during the war. His country estate, The Grange, was located 7 miles from his city home at 2nd and Pine Streets in Philadelphia. He worked with Benjamin Franklin, Robert Morris, and Silas Deane. The program is free and open to the public. A Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission marker will be placed at the Grange on August 30th. Robyn Young

Tomorrow night - BPW Book Club via Zoom!
03/25/2026

Tomorrow night - BPW Book Club via Zoom!

Upcoming History Programs and Book Tour:1-Media Rotary Club, Thursday, March 26 12:15 pm - Luncheon and program on Wome...
03/14/2026

Upcoming History Programs and Book Tour:

1-Media Rotary Club, Thursday, March 26 12:15 pm - Luncheon and program on Women's Suffrage in Pennsylvania 1840-1920, held at Margaret Kuo's Kitchen, Granite Run Promenade, 1109 W. Baltimore Pike, Media

2-Business and Professional Women of Pennsylvania, Thursday, March 26 7:00 pm - Zoom call for Book Club Discussion of Women's Suffrage in Pennsylvania 1840-1920.

3-Old Caln Historical Society, Sunday, March 29, 2:00 pm - Program on "Women Patriots in Chester County during the American Revolution," Thorndale Firehouse, 3611 Lincoln Highway, Thorndale

4-Upper Darby Historical Society, Sunday, April 19 1:00 pm, Guest Speaker at Annual Meeting, Topic: "Women's Suffrage in Pennsylvania," at Collen Brook Farm, Marvine & Mansion Avenue, Drexel Hill

5-Friends of the Grange Estate, Thursday, May 7, 6:30 pm - Speaker at Annual Meeting, Topic: "Sea Captain John Ross, Quiet Man of the American Revolution," at the Grange Estate, 143 Myrtle Avenue, Havertown

6-The Mill at Anselma, Saturday, May 9, 4:00 pm - Program on "Women and the American Revolution," at the Mill at Anselma, 1730 Conestoga Road, Chester Springs

7-Delaware County Historical Society, Wednesday, June 3, 6:00 pm, "History under the Stars," America250 Program on "Marking a Trail of History in Pennsylvania, " at 9 W. Front Street, Media

Books available for sale after each program. The public is invited. Hope to see you there!

For International Women's Day today, I'm sharing the following quotes from three Pennsylvania women:"I put away my brush...
03/08/2026

For International Women's Day today, I'm sharing the following quotes from three Pennsylvania women:

"I put away my brushes; resolutely crucified my divine gift, and while it hung writhing on the cross, spent my best years and powers cooking cabbage."
- Jane Grey Swisshelm, American journalist (1815-1884), Pittsburgh, Allegheny County

"Take your stand and hold it; then let come what will, and receive the blows like a good soldier."
- Anna Howard Shaw, physician, theologian, suffragist (1847-1919), Media, Delaware County

"I am with Book as women are with child."
- Elizabeth Gray Vining, Quaker author and tutor to Emperor Akihito of Japan while he was crown prince (1902-1999), Kennett Square, Chester County (I met Ms Vining at Kendal at Longwood in 1999 while I was a student at Pendle Hill)

Pictured: The Pink Tree, 1998, watercolor by Robyn Young

Sharing this post. I nominated Dr Kwolek for this marker. I traveled to her hometown of New Kensington near Pittsburgh (...
03/03/2026

Sharing this post. I nominated Dr Kwolek for this marker. I traveled to her hometown of New Kensington near Pittsburgh (twice) to install this marker. She was an amazing woman in history!

Upcoming program and slideshow: Saturday, March 14th at 10 am - on Women's Suffrage in Pennsylvania. Hosted by the Va...
03/03/2026

Upcoming program and slideshow: Saturday, March 14th at 10 am - on Women's Suffrage in Pennsylvania. Hosted by the Valley Forge Branch of the American Association of University Women at the Easttown Library, 720 1st Avenue in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. This is free and open to the public. My books will be available for purchase after the program. Hope to see you there!

Happy Women's History Month! My book, Women's Suffrage in Pennsylvania 1840-1920, has been chosen by Business and Profe...
03/02/2026

Happy Women's History Month! My book, Women's Suffrage in Pennsylvania 1840-1920, has been chosen by Business and Professional Women of Pennsylvania for their March Book Club selection. See details below and feel free to join us on Zoom on March 26th.

Upcoming Event - On Friday, February 20th, at 2 pm, I will be at Lima Estates, Middletown Rd, Media, PA, to do a program...
02/16/2026

Upcoming Event - On Friday, February 20th, at 2 pm, I will be at Lima Estates, Middletown Rd, Media, PA, to do a program on "Women's Suffrage in Pennsylvania 1840-1920," the subject of my new book. I will also focus on local Delaware County suffragists including Anna Howard Shaw, Graceanna Lewis and others, the Women's Land Army during World War I, and the passage of the 19th Amendment.

This very nice book review for my newest book, Women's Suffrage in Pennsylvania 1840-1920, is in the January 2026 issue ...
01/27/2026

This very nice book review for my newest book, Women's Suffrage in Pennsylvania 1840-1920, is in the January 2026 issue of the Quaker magazine, Friends Journal.

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