True Blue: The History Behind our Royal Hue
Ever wondered why we don royal blue here at Lyon? Our founding mothers drew their inspiration for our school color from the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention. Several Lyonesses played an active role in advocating for women's right to vote, and had a large presence at the convention. These student activists could be identified by their royal blue attire, representing how royal they believed the cause of women's suffrage. These trailblazing women created one of Lyon's first student orgs focused on advancing women's equality, and networked with peer institutions through their membership in the National College Equal Suffrage League (NCESL). Research shows that being involved in the campus community increases student success, and Lyon's have been involved and succeeding from the very beginning (Astin, 1985)! These women continued to wear royal blue to help spread awareness on their cause, eventually becoming associated with the institution as a whole. Think about the pivotal nineteenth amendment and how important women's suffrage was to our community next time you throw on that royal blue!
Check out next week's post to learn the history of royal blue's school
color counterpart: sterling silver!
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