About Us

TPSM Committee members gather in front of Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin's statue at the new Capitol Visitors Center.

The Turning Point Suffragist Memorial Association is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.  It began as an initiative of the League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area and the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority.

The Turning Point Suffragist Memorial Committee is an all volunteer group dedicated to honoring the lives of the suffragists who fought for the ratification of the 19th Amendment. Our vision is to raise awareness and funds to create a memorial that will reflect the strength of the women and the significance of their struggle.  The memorial will be located at Occoquan Regional Park, which is administered by the Northern Virginia Park Authority. 

The Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority enhances the communities of Northern Virginia and enriches the lives of their citizens through the conservation of regional, natural and cultural resources. It provides diverse regional, recreational and educational opportunities, and fosters an understanding of the relationship between people and their environment.



TPSMA Board of Directors

Jane Barker, Immediate Past Chair
Jean Ann Bolling--Development Comm. Co-Chair
Betty Dean
John Houser--NVRPA Liaison
Emily McCoy--Chair, Sec., & Inter.& Design Comm. Co-Chair
Kathleen Pablo--Audience Committee Chair
Lois Page--Membership Chair
Earnie Porta--Treasurer
Nancy Sargeant--Media/Marketing Chair
Su Webb


TPSMA Members

Emily McCoy, Chair


Maryse Allen
Jane Barker
Bob Beach
C. Richard Bierce
Irma Clifton
Jean Ann Bolling
Betty Dean
Lynne Garvey-Hodge
Janey George
Christine Gettings
Melissa Harshman
Jane Hilder
Kathleen Holmes
John Houser
Barbara Hunter
Betty Jacob
Jennifer Krafchik 
Claudia Lewis
Jone Johnson Lewis
Laura Mandala
Emily McCoy
Diane Olson
Mary Grace O'Malley
Kathleen Pablo
Lois Page
Joan Pennington
Earnie Porta
Catherine Read
Alice Reagan
Susan Ross-O'Brien
Nancy Sargeant
Kristina Keech Spitler
Kathy Strauss
Genevieve Walker
Liz Walker

Webmaster: Earnie Porta
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