The Connecticut Bar Association has launched a nearly year-long scavenger hunt for Connecticut residents and visitors to the state in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment, granting women the right to vote.

The CBA has teamed up with local bar associations to put on the 19th Amendment Centennial Scavenger Hunt, featuring 11 historical sites across Connecticut that are significant to the suffrage movement and the passage of the 19th Amendment.

"The CBA's statewide scavenger hunt celebrates the efforts made to ensure women had access to the right to vote, while building on the CBA's 'Balance for a Better Legal Profession' theme," said CBA President Ndidi N. Moses. "Through the scavenger hunt, and the other events planned this year and next year, we hope to encourage our members and Connecticut residents to find ways to blur the lines between work and play by embarking with their families and friends on this statewide adventure, solving riddles, and discovering historical landmarks related to the suffrage movement all over the state."

Starting this month, monthly scavenger hunt clues will be posted on the CBA Facebook page and website. Participants are tasked with collecting clues to locate each site and take a picture of the CBA checkpoint sign posted at each location. Share the photo on your own Facebook page or email it to [email protected] for the association to post on your behalf, and you'll be entered into the contest.

The first participant to find each site and share their photo will receive a gift bag. Prizes will also be awarded to the first three people who find all 11 historical sites and share their photos. The scavenger hunt is co-sponsored by the Connecticut Italian American Bar Association, George W. Crawford Black Bar Association, Fairfield County Bar Association, Hartford County Bar Association, New Haven County Bar Association, South Asian Bar Association of Connecticut, and Tolland County Bar Association.

The scavenger hunt was planned by the CBA's 19th Amendment Planning Committee Scavenger Hunt Sub Committee members Ndidi N. Moses, Kara A.T. Murphy, Vincent P. Pace, and Amanda G. Schreiber. Additional 19th Amendment centennial activities include the co-sponsoring of events, an educational symposium, and voter registration drives.

The 19th Amendment, passed by Congress on June 4, 1919 and ratified on Aug. 18, 1920, granted some women the right to vote. The amendment states, "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation."

Centennial events are planned throughout the country.