St. Ann’s parishioner Beth Flynn is the deputy editor of photography at The New York Times who, with Times colleagues Marisa Schwartz Taylor, a fellow photo editor, and photographers Elizabeth D. Herman and Celeste Sloman, collaborated on The Women of the 116^th Congress: Portraits of Power, published in the fall of 2019. As the publishers explain, the 2018 midterm elections brought a seismic change to what political power looks like in our country. The book documents 130 women of the 116^th Congress “photographed in the style of portrait paintings…to highlight the stark difference between how we have historically viewed governance and how it has evolved.”

On Sunday, March 1, at 1:00 p.m. in St. Ann’s parish hall, Flynn and Herman will discuss the project and present a slide show of these powerful portraits. U.S. Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) will make an appearance and offer brief remarks. These accomplished women offer their presentation in the year we mark the 100^th anniversary of women’s suffrage in the U.S. making it an especially timely opportunity for us. You are encouraged to invite others and join us!