Women Advancing

	PRE-COLONIAL The Native American women were vital to the tribe welfare.
	SPA ERAS 1722-1777, 1781-1860 Mrs. Margaret Holman manages a major spa resort The ìSwedish Nightingaleî Jenny Lind performs
	REVOLUTIONARY WAR HOSPITAL-1777-1781 Abigail Hartman Rice and Christina Hench serve as nurses
	PA SOLDIERSí ORPHANS SCHOOL-1868-1912 Eleanor Moore becomes principal
	PA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS COUNTRY SCHOOL Women artists and teachers enjoy equal opportunity with men
	GOOD NEWS PRODUCTIONS-1952-1974 Jean Yeaworth is a major part of the film production team while Lee Meriwether, Patty Duke and Anita Courteau begin film careers
	HISTORIC YELLOW SPRINGS-1974-PRESENT Connie Fraley is founder of HYS and many volunteers carry forth her mission.

HISTORIC YELLOW SPRINGS is part of the region-wide ìWOMEN ADVANCINGî celebration. For information on events throughout the 19-month celebration, visit www.womenadvancing.org.

Activists		Artists	Workers	Wives

	Historic Yellow Springs joins the Valley Forge Convention and Visitors Bureau and the region in celebrating women's lives and accomplishments before and since the women's suffrage constitutional amendment was approved in 1919. It became law in 1920.

From its earliest days, the historic village of Yellow Springs has had the presence of feminine leadership and participation. This was, however, a time when women were not supposed to be outspoken, assume leadership roles and be recognized except for the positions as wives, mothers and good homemakers.
	Well, the women of West Pikeland Township stepped up beyond these traditional roles and took prominent places that were important to the development of this village over many years, in fact, centuries.
We invite you to view our exhibition and learn about the women whose lives have been woven into the historic fabric of Historic Yellow Springs. The feminine spirit is a rich heritage that continues today.