

The Gear Shift: Moving the ERA Forward
Sat, Mar 07
|Turning Point Suffragists Memorial


Time & Location
Mar 07, 2026, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Turning Point Suffragists Memorial, 9751 Ox Rd, Lorton, VA 22079, USA
About the event
Exciting opportunity to be part of Equal Rights Amendment History on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at the Turning Point Suffragist Memorial at 11:00 a.m. ⭐️ All are welcome to attend (bring friends and family!)
WHAT: As a part of Women’s History Month, the Driving the Vote for Equality Tour will stop at Turning Point Suffragists Memorial in Lorton
WHY: In 1916, two suffragists climbed into a bright gold Saxon motorcar, named the Golden Flyer, and drove 11,000 miles across the United States—through towns that had never seen a woman behind the wheel—carrying one radical idea: women deserve the right to vote. Many mocked them. Others said it was impossible. But that gold car kept moving through town by town, mile by mile from New York to California and back. And four years later, women won the vote. In March 2026, ERA supporters are doing it again!
An original Saxon motorcar is…