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Alice Paul Institute Invites Public to Tour Paulsdale
Saturday, March 13, 2010
11:00 am, 12:00 pm, or 1:00 pm

Location: Paulsdale
128 Horton Road, Mt. Laurel, NJ
Price: $5
Contact Phone: 856/231-1885
Contact E-mail: info@alicepaul.org
Website: www.alicepaul.org/events
Event Description:

ALICE PAUL INSTITUTE INVITES PUBLIC TO TOUR PAULSDALE, One of Six Sites Comprising “Writing Women Back Into History” Self-Guided Driving Tour

Enjoy house tours of Paulsdale, the Mt. Laurel birthplace of Quaker suffragist Alice Paul. Tours include a 15-minute slide show about Alice Paul’s life and work; a talk about the Paul family's daily life in the house, the restoration of the site and its present day use as a girl's leadership center; and a guided tour of the property.

Paulsdale is one of six women’s history sites that comprise “Writing Women Back Into History,” a self-guided driving tour sponsored by the Burlington County Board of Freeholders in honor of Women’s History Month.

Alice Paul Needs Volunteers For Cleanup Day
Saturday, March 20, 2010
8:00 am to 12:00 pm

Location: Paulsdale
128 Horton Road, Mt. Laurel, NJ
Contact Phone: 856/231-1885
Contact E-mail: info@alicepaul.org
Event Description:

Help spruce up the grounds at Paulsdale, the birthplace and family home of New Jersey’s most famous suffragist, Alice Stokes Paul.

Volunteers are needed to help pick up branches and clear the property of debris at Paulsdale.

Delaware County Bar Associations Family Law Section Dinner and Auction
Friday, April 9, 2010
5:30 to 9:30 pm

Location: Delaware County Bar Association
335 West Front Street, Media, PA
Price: $25 per person
Contact Phone: 610/566-6625
Event Description: The Delaware County Bar Association’s Family Law Section is having a dinner and auction on April 9. All proceeds will benefit the Domestic Abuse Project (DAP).

Women's Medical Fund Celebrates 25 Years
Events taking place March - May

Event Description:

As Women's Medical Fund celebrates 25 years of providing emergency financial assistance to low-income women and tenns, they invite you join them for these events:

The Waiting Room, Saturday and Sunday, March 19 and 20, 2010 at Bryn Mawr University. The Waiting Room is a play written and directed by Bryn Mawr senior and WMF phone counselor, Megan Smith. Proceeds benefit WMF.
WMF Bowl-a-thon to Strike Down Barriers to Abortion Access, Thursday, April 15, 2010 at North Bowl Bowling Ally.
WMF Spring Reception,Thursday, May 6, 2010. Honoring Women on Web and celebrating the 25th anniversary!
*More information to follow

8th Annual Yoga Unites for Livng Beyond Breast Cancer
Sunday, May 16, 2010
8:30 am to 12:30 pm

Location: steps of the Philadelphia Musuem of Art
Contact E-mail: yoga@lbbc.org
Website: yoga4livingbeyondbreastcancer.org
Event Description:

200,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year and we hope to raise $200,000 to support these women at the 8th Annual Yoga Unites for Living Beyond Breast Cancer. The event is a basic, outdoor yoga class and will be held on Sunday, May 16, on the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum. Yoga Unites will run from 8:30-12:30 p.m. and can be performed by people of all ages and skill levels. Incorporating the benefits of yoga and healthy living with the community, Yoga Unites provides an interesting way for individuals and companies to support breast cancer awareness. Please visit yoga4livingbeyondbreastcancer.org to register and form a team.

Jailed for Freedom: A Vigil Remembering the Night of Terror
Saturday, November 14, 2009
6:30 pm

Location: Westfield Friends Meeting House
2201 Riverton Road, Route 130
Cinnaminson, NJ
Price: Free
Contact Phone: 856/231-1885
Contact E-mail: info@alicepaul.org
Event Description:

Join the Alice Paul Institute for a vigil by Alice Paul’s graveside to remember the Night of Terror, a night of violence inflicted upon American suffrage prisoners who were arrested for picketing the White House on Nov. 14, 1917. Hear the story of this night and the weeks of imprisonment that 168 suffragists endured because they believed in their right to vote.

Meet in the Friends Meeting parking lot promptly at 6:30 to walk to the graveside as a group. Bring a flashlight, dress for the weather and wear shoes that can get dirty. After the vigil, warm up with hot chocolate and gingersnaps inside the meeting house.

The Alice Paul Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public about the life and work of New Jersey’s most famous suffragist, Alice Stokes Paul (1885-1977), author of the Equal Rights Amendment, founder of the National Woman’s Party and a lifelong activist for women’s equality. API’s mission is to educate the public about her life, preserve historic Paulsdale, develop future leaders and work towards achieving women’s equality. Paulsdale, Alice Paul’s Mt. Laurel birthplace and family home, is a National Historic Landmark and serves as a center for celebrating women’s history and leadership. API was founded in 1985 and today has a membership of over 400 individuals and organizations.

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