would you please welcome paige harrington. [ applau >> thank you, tom. thank you so much. we're delighted to be here for the second year in a row to celebrate women's equality day. i want to thank tom, definitely his extra help in making sure that everything runs smoothly i definitely. the sewell-belmont museum is committed to sharing the story suffrage. thank you. the museum is a national historic langek documenting the continuing effort by women and men of all races, religions and backgrounds to win voting rights for women under the law.ter a year of con cataloging and exhibit design, i'm thrilled to say that the museum has reopened as of may of this last summer. when the national woman's party moved to ad final headquarters, it was considered to be an embassy for the women of the nation. activity, and a vantage point from which they may keep congress under perpetual observation. [ applause ]r, they transitioned to an institute for education and preservation and we began the long journey of preserving and sharing this notable history. as a leader in the fight for women's

would you please welcome paige harrington? [ applause ] >> thank you. thank you tom. thank you so much. we're delighted to be here for the second year in a row to celebrate women's equality day. i want to thank tom definitely, his extra help in making sure that everything runs smoothly is very well appreciated. the sewall-belmont house and museum is committed to preserving the legacy and sharing the untold stories of centuries worth of struggle for equal rights for women. the museum is a national historic landmark and houses an extensive collection of suffrage banners, papers and artifacts documents the continuing effort by women and men of all races, religions and background to win voting rights and equality for women under the law. after almost a year of construction, conservation, cataloging and exhibit design i'm thrilled to say that the museum has re-opened as of may of this last summer. when the national women's party notified to 2nd and constitution in 1929, making it their fifth and final headquarters, it was considered to be an embassy for the women of the na