A century ago, women donned pins and sashes to draw attention to the cause of women’s right to vote. More than just accessories, in a time before social media, women used their fashion to express their opinions and build support for the suffrage movement. What will we wear in 2019 and 2020 as we celebrate those … Continue reading "Call for Merchandise Design"
On August 15, 2019 the May Wright Sewall Leadership Award will be given to a woman who exudes the spirit of the award’s namesake. Sewall set the bar for civic engagement and leadership in Indianapolis. Her accomplishments include starting the Girls Classical School and introducing physical education for girls; founding the Indianapolis Propylaeum Club and … Continue reading "May Wright Sewall Leadership Award Dinner"
The Randall L. Tobias Center for Leadership Excellence invites you to the 2019 Hazelett Forum featuring award winning journalist Elaine Weiss, author of "The Woman's Hour, The Great Fight to Win The Vote." Do not miss this opportunity to hear about one of the greatest political battles in American history: the ratification of the constitutional … Continue reading "Hazelett Forum Featuring Elaine Weiss"
When Jeannette Rankin found the Suffrage movement, her life began. She campaigned for suffrage all over the country. She was the first US Congresswoman elected in 1916 from Montana. Why has history forgotten her? Because she was the only congressperson to oppose the second world war? Or because she stood on the side of labor … Continue reading "Jeannette Rankin: Champion of Persistence"
Indiana State University's Gender Studies program (Multidisciplinary Studies Department) will host daytime programming - specific topics/times to be announced. All events will be in the ISU Library Events Area. All are free. Programming usually includes speakers (faculty, student, community), displays and at least 2 showings of "Iron-Jawed Angels" and tentatively, showings of "One Woman, One … Continue reading "Women’s Equality Day Programming"
Celebrate passage of the 19th Amendment (1920), giving women full voting rights. Pre-march location: 9th and Chestnut, ISU parking lot behind Ballyhoo. 5:15 pre-march activities; 6pm program and march. Come as you are, come as a suffragist or 60s feminist. Make a poster about voting, equal rights. Sing the songs of the suffragists as you … Continue reading "Women’s Equality Day March"
The League of Women Voters Montgomery County and Crawfordsville District Public Library present "Votes for Women! 4th Mondays Events." Join us for our kickoff event to be held on Women's Equality Day, the 99th anniversary of the enactment of the 19th Amendment in Crawfordsville. By invitation, we will be inviting 35-50 organizations in the county … Continue reading "4th Mondays – League of Women Voters"
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