Candy Fellers sits for a portrait with a copy of a special edition of Nebraska History Magazine featuring her great-aunt, Doris Stevens, at her home in Lincoln. Stevens, a suffragist from Omaha who helped earn women the right to vote, is a central character in the musical “Suffs,” which will debut at the Lied Center for Performing Arts on May 5.
Candy Fellers shows a few pieces of heirloom silverware from her great-aunt, Doris Stevens, a suffragist from Omaha who helped earn women the right to vote.
Candy Fellers shows an old family photo featuring her great-aunt, Doris Stevens (from left), alongside Ralph and Harry Stevens. Doris Stevens helped earn women the right to vote.
The gifts from Great-Aunt Doris came each Christmas.
Doris Stevens at her desk in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 7, 1931. The Omaha-born suffragist advocated for the passage of the 19th Amendment and helped inspire the musical "Suffs."
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Livvy Marcus plays Doris Stevens in "Suffs."
COURTESY PHOTOContact the writer at zhammack@journalstar.com or 402-473-7225. On X @HammackLJS
WHAT: "Suffs."
WHERE: Lied Center for Performing Arts, 12th and Q streets.
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. May 5-9; 2 p.m. May 9; 1:30 p.m. May 10.
TICKETS: Purchase at liedcenter.org, by calling 402-472-4747 or by visiting the Lied Center box office, Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
PAGE TO STAGE: Meet the artists and get a behind-the-scenes look at the show during a free event at Bennett Martin Library at noon May 8.
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Candy Fellers sits for a portrait with a copy of a special edition of Nebraska History Magazine featuring her great-aunt, Doris Stevens, at her home in Lincoln. Stevens, a suffragist from Omaha who helped earn women the right to vote, is a central character in the musical “Suffs,” which will debut at the Lied Center for Performing Arts on May 5.
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