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Port Chester Trustee Joan Grangenois-Thomas (left), Kikki Short, St. Paul’s Church Pastor Jim O'Hanlon, Port Chester High School juniors Sonia Anaya and Barbara Martinez Cordero, Alison Nicholls and County Legislator Nancy Barr gather in the Bush-Lyon Homestead for the “How Did We Get Here?” discussion group on Thursday, Apr. 25. Hosted by the Port Chester Historical Society and the Read, Talk, Act book club, the discussion centered around the “Amended” podcast, focusing on the complex history behind the women’s suffragist movement.

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P.C. Historical Society explores women’s suffragist movement

Group podcast discussions look to discover complicated past of the 19th Amendment

To reintroduce all the nuances seen in the history of the voting rights movement to those interested, the Port Chester Historical Society partnered with the Read, Talk, Act book club to host a discussion on the 19th Amendment titled: “How Did We Get Here?”—with Grangenois-Thomas, who founded the reading group, at the helm.

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