Women’s Rights Park, WCNY to hold Awards Ceremony

Women’s Rights National Historical Park is excited to partner with WCNY to hold its 4th Annual Central New York Women Who Make America Awards Ceremony. The ceremony will take place Friday, March 4th at 11:00 am in the Wesleyan Chapel. In this ceremony, women from across the local area will be honored for their extraordinary contributions in a variety of fields. Elizabeth Cady Stanton will be an honored guest – one of the local women, a Maker herself, who changed America in 1848. Robert J. Daino, WCNY president and CEO stated, “Across Central New York, women are making remarkable contributions to our community. WCNY is honored to share their stories, using our multimedia platforms—TV, radio, web, print, and social media—to reach and inspire others.” Women’s Rights National Historical Park is honored to be a part of celebrating the lives of women who continually pave the way for future generations.Visit Women’s Rights National Historical Park to experience the first Women’s Rights Convention held in 1848, and learn about the state of the women’s movement today, civil rights, and human rights. For more information, please visit our website at www.nps.gov/wori or call (315) 568-0024. All sites within Women’s Rights National Historical Park are free and open to the public. The park is open Wednesday through Sunday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Follow the park’s social media sites for Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/womensrightsnps) and Twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/WomensRightsNPS) to learn more about our upcoming programs. Join the Friends of Women’s Rights National Historical Park at www.womensrightsfriends.org. If you would like to receive email announcements about other upcoming events, just send an email to [email protected] to subscribe.