photos by Ruth Mankin and Catalina Castillo

WOWER POWER meets U.S. Congresswomen Barbara Lee (far left), Nancy Pelosi (center) and Patricia Schroeder (right).

 

Members of WOWER POWER exchange ideas with women's rights supporter "Frederick Douglass" as portrayed by Fred Morsell.

 

Marissa Bloom (center), one of WOWER POWER's original cast members, is interviewed by director Louise Vance in Seneca Falls.

 

 

 

"It's About Time", performed at The Women's Rights National Historical Park. Left to right, Cathy An, Marissa Bloom, Margo Christien, Catherine Webb, April Seals, Annie Wood, Chloe Jackman, Emma Mankin.

 

Marissa Bloom and Zara Mankin Katz on stage in Seneca Falls. In the background, Margo Cristein and Catherine Webb portray Susan B. Anthony and Sojouner Truth, key figures in the early women's rights movement.

 

Moments before their first performance, Director Joan Mankin (right) rallies the girls backstage.

 

Catherine Webb, as Sojourner Truth, meets with audience members after the troupe's performance at the Seneca Falls Boys and Girls Club.

 

 

A note from the cast to the crew.