Empowering Women, Celebrating the 19th Amendment

All are invited to the 5th annual
Empowering Women, Celebrating the 19th Amendment
  
Everyone is welcome!
Click the link to register. If you are not a VBA member, choose the non-member option on the right side of the pop-up screen. No fee to attend.   

5:45-6:30 p.m. – Celebrate the remarkable women and men in the Vienna community with food, drink, and conversation. Participate in our icebreaker for a chance to win prizes. A drawing will be held at the end of the event.


6:30 p.m. – Empowering Women Panel Discussion featuring;

Welcoming Remarks: Mayor Linda Colbert

Moderator: Anne Stuntz, President of Historic Vienna, Inc

Panelists:
Leigh Kitcher, producer of the Exhibit “Getting the Vote: The Women’s Rights Movement”
Holly Seibold, Virginia State Delegate 12th District
Stacy Huston, Executive Director of SixDegrees.org
Dr. Negar Ashtari Abay, former senior program officer for the U.S. Institute of Peace, Women, Peace and Security 

Each speaker will reflect on how their work impacts and empowers women. The discussion will close with a question-and-answer session. 

Click the link to register. If you are not a VBA member, choose the non-member option on the right side of the screen. No fee to attend.   

Sponsored by the Town of Vienna, Historic Vienna Inc., Vienna Business Association and the Town of Vienna Baha’i Faith




This event is part of the 2025 Liberty Amendments Month and celebrates the 19th Amendment; Granting Women the Right to Vote.

This amendment declares that the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.  2020 marked the 100th Anniversary of this amendment.

More information on the activities and events during Liberty Amendments Month!