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Cape Vincent
Pulaski
Syracuse
Cortland
Alexandria Bay
Binghamton
Utica
Cooperstown
Saranac Lake
Tupper Lake
Lake Placid
Blue Mountain Lake
Howes Cave
North Creek
Woodstock
ALBANY
Hyde Park
A Guide to NEW YORK STATE’ S EQUAL RIGHTS DESTINATIONS
Equal Rights. Right Here.
Women’ s suffrage is just one part of the story of New York State’ s legacy of furthering equal rights that includes women’ s history; abolition and African-American history; and LGBT and human rights. Further information on visiting equal rights destinations, including a downloadable brochure, is available at www. iloveny. com / equalrights.
On view in the Visitor’ s Center at Women’ s Rights National Historic Park, The First Wave features life-size bronze statues of the five women who organized the First Women’ s Rights Convention and several of the men, including Frederic Douglas, who came out in support of social, political and religious equality for women.
Stonewall National Monument in New York City The country’ s first National Monument dedicated to LGBT rights, it has come to be thought of as the birthplace of the modern gay rights movement. It recognizes the June 1969 resistance of LGBT patrons to the police raids they had regularly been subjected to. The Stonewall Inn continues as a privately owned working bar. nps. gov / ston
Photo courtesy of National Park Service
Lucille Ball- Desi Arnaz Museum and National Center of Comedy in Jamestown( her hometown) celebrates Lucille Ball’ s historic role as a pioneer for women in comedy and on TV, as the first woman to head a major television studio. The museum is filled with memorabilia, video and photographs. Fans of Desi Arnaz— note that 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of his birth. luci-desi. com
Photo by Karen Ruben, courtesy of National Park Service
Harriet Tubman National Historic Park in Auburn honors“ the Moses of Her People,” a courageous fighter who delivered hundreds of slaves to freedom on her Underground Railroad and promoted black education, social betterment and women’ s rights. Located on 26 acres, the site contains four buildings, including the two-story brick home provided to Tubman by William H. Seward, U. S. Senator from New York, to which she moved in 1857. nps. gov / hart
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site in Hyde Park is the only such site dedicated to a first lady. A feature of your visit is a one-hour guided tour of her modest Val-Kill home and a 16-minute film exploring the history of this“ First Lady of the World” who championed women`s rights, civil rights, workers’ rights and universal human rights. nps. gov / elro
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