Bozeman Magazine

Join the Extreme History Project for our September lecture by Anne Foster, "Alcohol, Corsets, and the Vote: A Conversation with Mary Long Alderson" This lecture is free and open to the public
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In celebration of the Montana women’s suffrage centennial, join suffragette, temperance worker, dress reformer, and journalist Mary Long Alderson for a conversation. Chairwoman of the Montana Floral Emblem campaign, president of the Montana Christian Temperance Union, and a leader in the Montana Woman Suffrage Association, Mrs. Alderson is an eloquent and passionate speaker. Drawing from her own editorials and other writings, she explains the benefits of votes for women as well as the evils of drink and tight lacing.