Join History Reenactor, Dianne Jacoby, in the Root Family Auditorium at the Museum of Arts & Sciences as she performs Ophelia, Florida Suffragette. A woman’s right to vote was finally granted 102 years ago back in 1920! Raised in a traditional family, Ophelia ponders the roles and rights of Florida women leading up to the fight for the right to vote. What was her part in it? At first, Ophelia attends the early Florida Suffragette meetings. But soon more confrontational tactics become necessary if Washington is to take women’s right to vote seriously. What struggles did women face attaining the right to vote? Why did Suffragettes wear white? Why did Florid wait until 1969 to ratify suffrage for women? Find out when you celebrate with Ophelia, Florida Suffragette.

Free for members, with paid museum admission, or $7.00 for non-members.

Dianne Jacoby is a proud fourth-generation Floridan living in St. Augustine, FL, the Oldest City. As a historical dramatist, she writes, researches, and performs one-woman dramas throughout the country. She specializes in women who reflect periods of Florida’s history. Dianne also co-founded The Double Trouble Theatre Co. specializing in 16th century Spanish Comedia, Murder Mysteries, and Ghost Theatre. She has performed in PBS documentaries, educational films, and a variety of live theatre. She has reenacted living history throughout the eastern seaboard as personas both male and female and time periods from 1513 to 1915. She is certified in black powder and fire pistols, muskets, and cannons. She lectured, performed, and coordinated Stetson University’s Roadscholar programs as an adjunct professor and is a graduate of Stetson University herself. As an educator, she taught for many years in South Florida and was an adjunct professor of Art at Flagler College.