{"id":410910,"date":"2026-08-19T15:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T15:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/410910\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T15:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T15:04:09","slug":"the-women-who-helped-build-houstons-history-take-center-stage-at-heritage-society-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/410910\/","title":{"rendered":"The women who helped build Houston\u2019s history take center stage at Heritage Society event"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOUSTON \u2013 Women who helped shape Houston\u2019s civic life, education system and neighborhoods will be the focus of a Women\u2019s Equality Day program at The Heritage Society<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Heritage Society and the League of Women Voters Houston will host the event at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, at 1100 Bagby Street. The program will mark the anniversary of the 19th Amendment and examine the history of women\u2019s participation in public life.<\/p>\n

Panelists will include Nancy Sims, a political consultant and University of Houston lecturer; Rae Bryant, founder of the Houston Suffragists Project; and Eve Myers, vice president of study and advocacy for the League of Women Voters Houston.<\/p>\n

The discussion will cover the women\u2019s suffrage movement, public service, education and efforts to increase representation. It also will highlight Houston women whose contributions have received less recognition.<\/p>\n

One of those women is Charlotte Baldwin Allen, known as the \u201cMother of Houston.\u201d Heritage Society Executive Director Alison Bell said Allen used her personal resources to help stabilize the city during its early years.<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s Equality Day: 250 Years of Women\u2019s History (The Heritage Society \/ League of Women Voters)<\/p>\n

\u201cWomen\u2019s Equality Day is not only a celebration of the right to vote,\u201d Bell said. \u201cIt is a reminder of the responsibility women have carried for generations in sustaining communities, families and civic life.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Heritage Society also will offer a buy-one-get-one special on its Women\u2019s History Tours on Aug. 26. The tours feature women connected to Houston\u2019s historic homes and neighborhoods, including artists, educators, civic leaders and community builders.<\/p>\n

More information is available at www.heritagesociety.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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