Justice Bell Foundation
Reclaiming Women's History. Highlighting Women's Contributions. Promoting Voter Participation.
2023 News and Events
We are proud to announce that our documentary Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women's Fight for the Vote was an official selection of the New Hope Film Festival, the Reading Film Festival, the Ojai Film Festival and the Media Film Festival. Plus, Finding Justice was a nominee for Best Short Documentary, New Hope Film Festival, a nominee for Diversity and Inclusion for Social Impact and Vision Award, Ojai Film Festival, and was awarded Best Local Film at the Media Film Festival.
March 1, 2023: Hays, KS
5 PM CST
Virtual presentation introducing Our History Project
Fort Hays State University History Club
600 Park Street
Hays, KS 67601-4099
March 1, 2023
Philadelphia's Channel 6 ABC: Women to Watch
Cheri Morrison interviews Amanda Owen Executive Director of the Justice Bell Foundation
Watch interview: Women to Watch
March 8, 2023: Kennett Square, PA
Program for Girls Spark
7 PM
A virtual screening of our documentary Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women's Fight for the Vote followed by a moderated discussion with Amanda Owen, filmmaker and Executive Director of the Justice Bell Foundation.
March 12, 2023: Philadelphia, PA
Women For Greater Philadelphia
2 to 3 PM
Virtual program: Pennsylvania Suffragists and Their Fight for Voting Rights
Amanda Owen, Executive Director of the Justice Bell Foundation, introduces our newest program Our History Project and features stories of little-known suffragists and their contributions to the women's suffrage movement.
March 16, 2023: Fort Washington, PA
Upper Dublin Public Library
7 PM EST
Presentation: How Four Brave Pennsylvania Women Fought for the VOTE
Plus film screening of Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women's Fight for the Vote
Upper Dublin Public Library
520 Virginia Drive
Fort Washington, PA 19034
March 21, 2023
Our Justice Bell replica leaves the Upper Dublin Public Library and arrives at Delaware County Community College for a one-year residency.
Details coming soon about events and programming.
March 22: Quakertown, PA
National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs/Quakertown Chapter
7 PM
A virtual screening of our documentary Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women's Fight for the Vote followed by a moderated discussion with Amanda Owen, filmmaker and Executive Director of the Justice Bell Foundation.
March 30, 2023: Media, PA
Delaware County Community College
Welcoming the Justice Bell
1 PM at the Learning Commons
901 Media Line Road
Media, PA 19063
May 17: Media, PA
Faculty Institute at Delaware County Community College
Presentation and screening of our documentary Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women's Fight for the Vote for the faculty with Amanda Owen, filmmaker and Executive Director of the Justice Bell Foundation.
901 Media Line Road
Media, PA 19063
Private event for faculty
PAST EVENTS
March 21, 2022: Norristown Montgomery County Library
6:30 PM
A virtual screening of our documentary Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women's Fight for the Vote followed by panel discussion with Amanda Owen, filmmaker and Executive Director of the Justice Bell Foundation.
Register here: Justice
March 24, 2022: Private Women's History Month Event for IKEA
A virtual screening of our documentary Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women's Fight for the Vote followed by panel discussion with Amanda Owen, filmmaker and Executive Director of the Justice Bell Foundation.
March 31, 2022: New Project
We are working on a new project and will have more information soon about it.
April 2, 2022: Media, PA
Media Film Festival
7 PM screening of our documentary Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women's Fight for the Vote followed by a moderated discussion with Amanda Owen, filmmaker and Executive Director of the Justice Bell Foundation.
The Media Theatre
104 E State St, Media, PA 19063
Purchase tickets here: Film screening
April 9, 2022: Pasadena, CA
A virtual screening of our documentary Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women's Fight for the Vote followed by panel discussion with Martha Wheelock, JBF board member, filmmaker and founder of Wild West Women Films and co-producer of Finding Justice, and Amanda Owen, filmmaker and Executive Director of the Justice Bell Foundation.
This private event is sponsored by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Pasadena Branch
June 1, 2022: Fort Washington, PA
Our Justice Bell replica arrives for a long-term residency. Stay tuned for news about accompanying presentations and activities
Upper Dublin Library
520 Virginia Dr., Fort Washington, PA 19034
June 18, 2022: Fort Washington, PA
An 11:30 am in-person screening of our documentary Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women's Fight for the Vote followed by a moderated discussion with Amanda Owen, filmmaker and Executive Director of the Justice Bell Foundation.
520 Virginia Dr., Fort Washington, PA 19034
July 23, 2022: Media ,PA
Media Film Festival Pop up 2022 Juried and Audience Award Winners Program
7 to 9 PM
Our award-winning film "Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women's Fight for the Vote” will be shown with other award-winners from the Media Film Festival.
Get tickets here: Film Event
PAST EVENTS 2021
November 2020 through June 2021: Reading, PA
The Justice Bell replica is currently in Reading, PA at the Berks County History Center where it will remain for the time being. We will take it out on tour again once it is safe for people to visit museums and institutions.
Replica Justice Bell residency
940 Centre Ave, Reading, PA 19601
March 13, 2021: Reading, PA
10 to 11 am
A virtual presentation at Berks History Center
940 Centre Ave, Reading, PA 19601
A virtual screening of our documentary Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women's Fight for the Vote followed by panel discussion with Amanda Owen, filmmaker and Executive Director of the Justice bell Foundation.
April 24, 2021: Virtual event
National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs/PA Chapter
A screening of our documentary Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women's Fight for the Vote followed by a moderated discussion with Amanda Owen, filmmaker and Executive Director of the Justice Bell Foundation.
May 19, 2021: Blue Bell, PA
Wissahickon Valley Public Library
A virtual screening of our documentary Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women's Fight for the Vote followed by a moderated discussion with Amanda Owen, filmmaker and Executive Director of the Justice Bell Foundation.
Time: 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm: This program is virtual. You must register, which you can do here: Finding Justice
650 Skippack Pike, Blue Bell, PA 19422
June 17, 2021: Glen Mills, PA
Rachel Kohl Library
A virtual screening of our documentary Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women's Fight for the Vote followed by a moderated discussion with Amanda Owen, filmmaker and Executive Director of the Justice Bell Foundation.
6 to 7 pm
687 Smithbridge Rd, Glen Mills, PA 19342
Rachel Kohl Library
July 31, 2021: New Hope, PA
12 noon in-person screening of our film, Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women's Fight for the Vote
New Hope Arts Center
2 Stockton Ave, New Hope, PA 18938
August 18:, 2021: Berwyn, PA
Easttown Library
720 First Ave, Berwyn, PA 19312
A virtual screening of our documentary Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women's Fight for the Vote followed by a moderated discussion with Amanda Owen, filmmaker and Executive Director of the Justice Bell Foundation.
7 pm to 8 pm
Register here: Event
August 26, 2021: Philadelphia, PA
Virtual Event from 6 pm to 7:30 pm
Join Amanda Owen, Jovida Hill and Suzanna Urminska for a virtual program about the Pennsylvania women who were activists that led to women gaining the right to vote.
This event is sponsored by The Free Library of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Commission for Women.
Register here: Women's Equality Day
September 13, 2021: Allentown, PA
League of Women Voters of Lehigh County
A screening of our documentary Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women's Fight for the Vote followed by a moderated discussion with Amanda Owen, filmmaker and Executive Director of the Justice Bell Foundation.
11:30 am to 1 pm
Hops at the Paddock Restaurant
1945 West Columbia St.
Allentown, PA 18104
September 28: Justice Bell Foundation Virtual Event for National Voter Registration Day
A screening of our 19-minute documentary Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women's Fight for the Vote followed by a moderated discussion about the fight for voting rights past and present. Plus we'll be talking about voter registration information and how to register.
Details here
October 2, 2021: Reading, PA
A screening of Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women's Fight for the Vote
6:30 pm
201 Washington St, Reading, PA 19601
Information here: Film
October 4, 2021 Chester Spring, PA
Henrietta Hankin Branch Library
215 Windgate Drive
Chester Springs, PA 19425
A virtual screening of our documentary Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women's Fight for the Vote followed by a moderated discussion with Amanda Owen, filmmaker and Executive Director of the Justice Bell Foundation.
7 pm to 8 pm
Register here: JUSTICE
November 6, 2021: Ojai, CA
A screening of our documentary Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women's Fight for the Vote
1 pm
Ojai Art Center
113 S Montgomery St.
Ojai, California
November 7, 2021: Ojai, CA
Finding Justice as been nominated along with 12 other films in the Ojai Film Festival for a “Diversity and Inclusion for Social Impact and Vision” Award, which will be presented at brunch on Nov 7th and is sponsored by Panavision.
November 9, 2021: Ojai Film Festival Virtual Screening
Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women’s Fight for the Vote is in a block of four films.
After this content becomes available November 9th at 1:00 pm EDT, you'll have 5 days 13 hours to start watching. Once you begin, you'll have 48 hours to finish watching. Learn more here: Virtual Screening
PAST EVENTS 2020
January 16, 2020: Philadelphia
Our Replica Justice Bell makes its 2020 debut at the Alice Paul Institute Equality Gala
525 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
6 to 9 pm
Tickets: Equality
February 25 to March 9: Chadds Ford, PA
Replica Justice Bell residency and Colonial Middle School student art exhibit
Votes for Women: A Visual History Exhibition
Brandywine River Museum of Art
1 Hoffmans Mill Rd, Chadds Ford, PA 19317
Spring: Date TBA: Plymouth Meeting, PA Cancelled
Colonial Middle School Justice Project and bell ceremony
Details coming soon. Learn about our Education Initiative here: Justice
Spring: Date TBA: Exton, PA Cancelled
Student program about the Justice Bell, the women's suffrage movement and the struggle for justice
Church Farm School
1001 E Lincoln Hwy, Exton, PA
March 10 to April 7: Reading, PA
Replica Justice Bell residency
940 Centre Ave, Reading, PA 19601
March 19, 2020: Malvern, PA This event has moved online. Go to link to see how to register.
Society of Professional Women Luncheon
The Justice Bell Foundation has been chosen as the nonprofit to be honored by the Society of Professional Women and Wells Fargo Bank.
Desmond Hotel
1 Liberty Blvd, Malvern, PA 19355
Time: 11 am to 1:30 pm
March 19: King of Prussia, PA Rescheduled for October 15, 2020. See below.
National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs/PA Chapter
Maggiano's at King of Prussia, PA
Amanda Owen, Executive Director of the Justice Bell Foundation, presents the untold story of the Justice Bell and its role in the struggle for women's suffrage.
6 pm
205 Mall Blvd, King of Prussia, PA 19406
March 28: Reading, PA Postponed
Amanda Owen, Executive Director of the Justice Bell Foundation, presents the untold story of the Justice Bell and its role in the struggle for women's suffrage.
940 Centre Ave, Reading, PA 19601
10 AM
April 30, 2020: Baltimore, MD Postponed
Equal Means Equal film screening and panel discussion
In partnership with Johns Hopkins University
Join us for a screening of the documentary Equal Means Equal followed by a panel discussion
3134 Eastern Ave, Baltimore, MD 21224
6 pm to 9 pm
June 1 to 30: Harrisburg, PA Postponed
Replica Justice Bell residency
Pennsylvania State Capitol
Commonwealth Ave., Harrisburg, PA
The replica Justice Bell will reside in the rotunda of Pennsylvania's State Capitol for the month of June. Details will come soon about a reception, exhibit., and other events in June to celebrate Pennsylvania's ratification of the 19th Amendment on June 24, 1919.
July 1 to September 10: Erie, PA
Replica Justice Bell residency
Sponsored by the League of Women Voters, Erie Chapter/Erie County Signature Suffrage Centennial
356 West 6th Street
Erie, PA 16507
August 13 at 8 pm and 16 at 2 pm: Erie, PA
A one-hour program on WQLN featuring our film Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women's Fight for the Vote followed by a discussion with WQLN host Traci Teudhope, Rhonda Matthews, PhD, Professor of History, Politics, Languages and Cultures at Edinboro University, and Amanda Owen filmmaker and Executive Director of the Justice Bell Foundation.
Sponsored by League of Women Voters, Erie Chapter/Erie County Signature Suffrage Centennial
August 18 to September 15: Pittsburgh, PA Postponed
Replica Justice Bell residency
Senator John Heinz History Center in Association with the Smithsonian Institution
1212 Smallman St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Sponsored by the Pittsburgh Suffrage Centennial Committee
August 18, 2020: Pittsburgh, PA Postponed
Evening program TBA
Senator John Heinz History Center in Association with the Smithsonian Institution
1212 Smallman St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Sponsored by the Pittsburgh Suffrage Centennial Committee
August 26: Washington, DC
2 PM virtual screening of our film Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women's Fight for the Vote
National Women's History Museum
September 13 at 2 pm: Erie, PA
A one-hour program on WQLN featuring our film Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women's Fight for the Vote followed by a discussion with WQLN host Traci Teudhope, Rhonda Matthews, PhD, Professor of History, Politics, Languages and Cultures at Edinboro University, and Amanda Owen filmmaker and Executive Director of the Justice Bell Foundation.
Sponsored by League of Women Voters, Erie Chapter/Erie County Signature Suffrage Centennial
September 15, 2020: Pittsburgh, PA Postponed
The Justice Bell will be displayed in front of the City County Building for the suffrage centennial celebration
Sponsored by the Pittsburgh Suffrage Centennial Committee
Portico of the City County Building
414 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
This event begins at 10 AM
September 10 to October 19: York, PA
York Historical Society Museum
Replica Justice Bell residency
250 E Market St, York, PA 17403
September through December: Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia International Airport
Screening of our documentary Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women's Fight for the Vote
Philadelphia International Airport (Between Terminals A-East and B)
Finding Justice plays on a continuous loop
October 10, 2020: York, PA
York Historical Society Museum
Amanda Owen, Executive Director of the Justice Bell Foundation, presents the untold story of the Justice Bell and its role in the struggle for women's suffrage
10:30 to 11:30 AM
250 E Market St, York, PA 17403
October 15: King of Prussia, PA
National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs/PA Chapter
The event has been changed to a virtual program
Amanda Owen, Executive Director of the Justice Bell Foundation, presents the untold story of the Justice Bell and its role in the struggle for women's suffrage.
6 pm
October 19 to 31: Princeton, NJ
Replica Justice Bell residency
Morven Museum & Garden
55 Stockton Street
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
October 21: Philadelphia, PA
A screening of our documentary Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women's Fight for the Vote followed by a moderated discussion with Amanda Owen, filmmaker and Executive Director of the Justice Bell Foundation.
This is a virtual event sponsored by the Women’s Initiative at Cozen O'Connor, an international law firm based in Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
October 22: Princeton, NJ
An evening program screening of our documentary Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women's Fight for the Vote followed by panel discussion with Amanda Owen, Sandi Tatnell who is a relative of the original owner of the Justice Bell, and other panelists TBA
6:30 pm
55 Stockton Street
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
October 27: Philadelphia, PA
WHYY PBS features our film Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women's Fight for the Vote
11 pm
November 1 to December 31: Reading, PA
Replica Justice Bell residency
940 Centre Ave, Reading, PA 19601
Special note: Berks History Center will be the temporary residence for the bell. The bell will be available to travel starting in January 2021 and will be available except for the period between March 1 and March 13, 2021.
November 1 to 30: Philadelphia, PA Postponed
Replica Justice Bell residency
Lobby of Jefferson Alumni Hall
Sponsored by the Office of Student Life and Engagement
Thomas Jefferson University, Center City Campus
Jefferson Alumni Hall Lobby
1020 Locust St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
November 6, 2020: Philadelphia, PA Postponed
Be the Change: The Road to Equality
Amanda Owen, Executive Director of the Justice Bell Foundation, returns to Thomas Jefferson University to facilitate a special event for the Leadership LIVE leadership development program that includes a screening of the women's right's film Equal Means Equal and follow-up discussion.
This is a private event.
November 14: Philadelphia, PA
WHYY PBS features our film Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women's Fight for the Vote
9:40 pm
December 3: Pennsylvania state-wide virtual program
A screening of our documentary Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women's Fight for the Vote followed by a moderated discussion with Amanda Owen, filmmaker and Executive Director of the Justice Bell Foundation.
This is a virtual event sponsored by the PA Affiliate Chapter of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs