Spotlight on history: 9th Pennyroyal Production have donated $190K to charity
photos by Tony LaBruno
The timely Pennyroyals played at the Torrance Main Library located at 3301 Torrance Blvd. The Pennyroyals bring their guitars, banjolele, harmonica, dulcimer and percussion in their story-telling musical portrayal about women’s suffrage. They saluted 27 historical women who dared to fight for their right to vote. Anne Destabelle, local PV resident and co-founder along with eight other performers, tell the fascinating story in a fast-paced musical journey through 100 years of struggle. “We tell it with humor and joy. Men and women are both deeply moved by our stories of tragedies and victories leading to the passage of the 19th Amendment. So often, it is the men afterwards who express how little they knew of what their own mothers endured,” Destabelle said.
Deborah Strayhand.
Liz Cantine.
Cecilia Rogers and Tricia Paulson.