Speaker

Laura Merrifield Wilson will be delivering her talk, "Have We Come a Long Way, Baby?" as we discuss the importance of women's suffrage as it meets its centennial. The talk will be delivered in the Walnut/Elm Room of the West Lafayette Public Library. Free parking is available in the library's parking garage. No registration required.

Dr. Janine Giordano Drake will be offering her thoughts on "The Other Feminists: Socialists, Laborers and Anti-Lynching Activists", on May 9th from 7-8pm at York Hall on the campus of Anderson University. The event is free and open to all wishing to attend. Refreshments and desserts will follow her address, providing attendees the chance to … Continue reading "International Women’s Day: Celebrating Women"

During Women’s History Month, the library is collaborating with the Michigan City Women’s Commission and the League of Women Voters to celebrate the Indiana Women’s Suffrage Centennial with a special speaker. Janine Giordano Drake is Clinical Assistant Professor of History at Indiana University. Janine’ will illuminate the resiliency of the suffrage movement and its tensions … Continue reading "Hoosier Suffragists: The Other Feminists"

This program is part of a "History of the Woman’s Suffrage Movement in Indiana: a Hamilton County Speaker Series" which has four speakers on the Woman’s Suffrage Movement in Indiana with a different speaker and topic at the public libraries in Westfield, Noblesville, Carmel, and Fishers in Hamilton County. All speakers are from the Indiana … Continue reading "Have We Come A Long Way, Baby? featuring Laura Merrifield Wilson"