From left: Bob Perry, the late Gayle’s husband; Birgitta Stone the League of Women Voters president; Bruce Perry, Gayle’s son, and Elizabeth Knapp Perry. They’re holding books the league is donating to the library “in loving memory” of Gayle: Photographs of the Civil War, Women who Dared to Vote and A Century of Struggle. —Macklin Reid photo
The Ridgefield League of Women Voters annual luncheon meeting at Bernard’s June 7 was dedicated to the memory of longtime league member Gayle Perry, who died last year at the age of 76.
Her family members and friends gathered to tell stories of Ms. Perry’s extensive involvement with the Ridgefield League dating to 1976.
She served on the board for many years as finance chair, public relations chair, and historian.
She managed the mock elections at Ridgefield High School for many years
Ms. Perry was custodian of the 100-year-old “Equal Franchise League” banner, which was created during the campaign for women’s right to vote, and she was seen marching with the banner in Ridgefield’s 300th anniversary parade.
Birgitta Stone, league president, presented the Perry family with three books regarding the league, which will be donated in her memory to the Ridgefield Library.