In episode 14 of the Voices of Indy podcast, Ophelia Wellington joins Josh Gillespie for the program. Ms. Wellington is the founder and the Executive Director of the Freetown Village Living History Museum - A Living Experience in African American History. We discuss the mission, of Freetown Village, the history of Indianapolis and the upcoming performance of Sign of the Times, a one-woman play at the Phoenix Theatre.
More about Sign of the Times - Beginning in the mid 19th century, the Women's Suffrage Movement battled for women to gain their rights at the ballot box. Victory came through with the ratification of the 19th Amendment of the United States Constitution in August of 1920.
On November 2, 1920, Gwendolyn Harris - a school teacher - would vote for the first time, as the third generation of women in her family who fought for this very moment. Hear Gwendolyn's journey on getting to the historic day when all women were given the right to vote and the joy it brought her to cast her ballot.
Celebrate the passing of the 19th Amendment with this one-woman play. Individual and group tickets available.
Find out more about Freetown Village at https://www.freetown.org/.
