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What happens when a dam failure wipes out jobs, homes, and factories in a single morning?

On March 27, 1877, the Staffordville Reservoir Company dam burst, flooding the valley for miles and putting about a thousand people out of work. https://connecticuthistory.org/bursting-of-the-staffordville-reservoir-today-in-history/

How did one young speaker help energize the abolitionist movement during the Civil War?

On March 24, 1863, abolitionist and women’s-rights advocate Anna Elizabeth Dickinson delivered a powerful speech at Touro Hall in Hartford supporting the Union cause and the end of slavery. https://connecticuthistory.org/anna-elizabeth-dickinson-at-touro-hall-today-in-history/

How did international movements for women’s rights connect back to Connecticut’s own fight for equality?

The earliest observances of International Women’s Day took place on March 15, 1911, tying Connecticut’s suffrage history to a much larger global push for women’s political rights. https://connecticuthistory.org/a-day-for-women-today-in-history