Join the Bergen County Historical Society for A Celebration of Women’s History.

Historical balladeer Linda Russell begins at 1:30 pm (note time change) in the state historic 1752 Steuben House for “Remember the Ladies: A History of American Women in Song”. The role of women’s lives in society from the 18th century to the 19th amendment is highlighted in popular song. Playing mountain and hammered dulcimers and guitar, Linda sings broadsides, laments, murder ballads, love songs, parlor melodies and suffrage anthems. The songs reflect the changing status of women in society.  Interspersed with the music are excerpts from women’s diaries and letters. Included will be stories of Deborah Samson, who fought as a soldier in Washington’s army, and New Jersey women such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton who lived in Tenafly, Lucy Stone from Orange and Alice Paul from Mount Laurel - all of whom led the fight for Women’s Suffrage.