Securing the Vote: Women’s Suffrage in Indiana is a new traveling exhibit from the Indiana Historical Society. From the first Indiana Woman’s Rights Convention held in Dublin, Indiana in 1851 to the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, Hoosier women fought hard for over 70 years to gain the right to vote. Securing the … Continue reading "Securing the Vote: Women’s Suffrage in Indiana Traveling Exhibit"
The Monroe County History Center will be commemorating the centennial of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution granting women the right to vote with a year-long exhibition in the Deckard Education Room. The exhibit will feature Monroe County women involved in the struggle for suffrage in the context of the State and National suffrage … Continue reading "VOTES FOR WOMEN: The Women’s Suffrage Movement in Monroe County"
Please come visit the traveling exhibit at the Notre Dame Law School Kresge Library now through January 24. Parking is available in campus visitor lots. Come to Eck Hall of Law and proceed to the second floor, where you will walk through Eck Commons and proceed to Kresge Law Library. See you soon!
Please join the Indiana Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of Indiana ratifying the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote. Agenda: 9:00 AM: Welcome by Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch 9:05 AM: Pledge by Girl Scouts of Central Indiana 9:10 AM: Performance by the Capital City Chorus 9:20 AM: "The Five … Continue reading "Indiana Women’s Suffrage Centennial Celebration"
Join Dr. Anita Morgan for her sabbatical talk, "Gaining 'The Power to Protect Herself': Sixty-Nine Years of the Woman Suffrage Movement in Indiana" on the centennial of Indiana's ratification of the 19th Amendment. Anita Morgan is a Senior Lecturer of History at IUPUI where she has taught since 1997. She is a past president of … Continue reading "“Gaining ‘The Power to Protect Herself”: Sixty-Nine Years of the Woman Suffrage Movement in Indiana”"
The community is invited to an open house at the local museum for light refreshments, a look at upcoming events and an opportunity to join in.
A showing of the movie Selma on 1/20 and an opportunity to connect with local organizations who work on voter registration and Get Out the Vote. This includes League of Women Voters, Allen County NAACP, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Fort Wayne Alumnae Chapter and the Embassy Theatre. This is first in a series of films … Continue reading "Embassy Theater Voter Rights Film Series"
With the 7-panel exhibit from the Indiana Women's Suffrage Centennial we have been awarded to display, we will host a panel discussion, refreshments and interactive stations of remarkable women that have contributed to our community. Included will be a "sash making" station with a white dress on a mannequin and a purple sash on it … Continue reading "Flashes Suffrage Symposium: Celebrating Women"
Join us at the Monroe County History Center for the opening reception of the year-long exhibition commemorating the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution granting women the right to vote. As the kickoff event to our 2020 Suffrage Centennial Programming, Hilary Fleck will give a brief presentation of her ongoing research on … Continue reading "VOTES FOR WOMEN! Exhibit Reception"
Celebrate the centennial of Women's Suffrage with your students! This webinar will engage educators with content and activities to connect Indiana to the national narrative. Weather you are a classroom teacher, a troop leader, club sponsor, or parent, this webinar is for you. Registration is required. If you are unable to view the webinar live … Continue reading "Women’s Suffrage and Indiana Webinar"
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