Media resident and historian Robyn Young has written her second book, “Women’s Suffrage in Pennsylvania 1840-1920,” covering 165 suffragists and “suffragents”, men who supported a woman’s right to vote.
“The book was written to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1920 and to acknowledge the efforts and hard work of those individuals who are not well-known to the public,” Young said.
Young is already known for her efforts to install historical markers throughout Pennsylvania, earning her the local nickname, “The Marker Lady,” writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times.
She’s already had 25 Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission markers installed in the state.
Young’s new book also looks at the histories of the Women’s Land Army during World War I, the Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association, and the Justice Bell Tour of 1915.
Her first book, “Women in Penn’s Woods: A History of Women in Pennsylvania,” is a detailed look at the 1852 Women’s Rights Convention and the 175 women who made a difference in Pennsylvania’s history.
That book received a Preservation in Publication Award from the Heritage Commission of Delaware County.
Find out more about Robyn Young and what historical marker she’s working on next in the Daily Times.
