Sobieski to speak at Farragut Museum’s next History Hour
Farragut Museum’s monthly speaker series, History Hour, will continue at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 16, in Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive, with Wanda Sobieksi.
Sobieski, president and founder of the Women’s Suffrage Coalition, will discuss Tennessee’s role in giving women the right to vote.
“The Farragut Museum is excited to present Wanda Sobieski as part of our speaker series,” said Kristi Vining, Historic Resources coordinator for the Town of Farragut. “The Women’s Suffrage Coalition is currently working to establish a new suffrage museum in Knoxville.
“They are doing great things to educate all of us on the people, moments and impact of giving women the right to vote,” Vining said.
Currently an attorney, Sobieski earned her law degree from University of Tennessee in 1982 and founded Sobieski, Messer & Associates in 1993. Before creating the firm, she served as the first female partner in the 100-year history of Baker Worthington Crossley Stansberry & Woolf (now Baker Donelson), according to a Town press release.
Sobieski is a founding member and past president of the East Tennessee Lawyers Association for Women and Tennessee Lawyers Association for Women.
“The Suffrage Coalition has worked for decades to locate and preserve the incredible stories of women and men who worked in Tennessee to bring voting rights to millions of women,” the press release stated. “The Suffrage Coalition has established two memorials in downtown Knoxville honoring the ratification effort and honoring Febb Burn, the mother who encouraged her state representative’s son to vote in favor of the amendment.”
For more information, call 865-218-3377 or e-mail to
museum@townoffarragut.org. Also, follow Farragut Museum on Facebook for all upcoming events.
