FREE museum admission from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.! Celebrate the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote with fun activities and historic facts. - Visit with a woman representing the suffragette movement - Hear Mary Todd Lincoln’s story - Learn about voting rights throughout U.S. History - Grown-ups can register to vote
The Indiana Women's Suffrage Centennial will commemorate the 100th anniversary of women's right to vote in 2020. Join us in recognizing this event by exploring the women who led these groups and their realization that adding new groups of suffragists, like African American men and women, and more public events could persuade reluctant politicians to … Continue reading "Genealogy 101: Women’s Suffrage Movement"
Enjoy hearing Indianapolis author Nancy VanArsdall share some parts of her book, The Thousandth Telling. Get the chance to meet the author, have books signed, and enjoy VanArsdall herself discuss her book. Light appetizers will be served and a cash bar is available for drinks. Propylaeum members get 1 free drink ticket. About the Author … Continue reading "Pages at the Prop feat. Nancy VanArsdall"
Guests will learn about the suffrage movement and the strides that it took to receive the vote. The exhibit will feature information on the Harrison family, prominent suffrage leaders, First Ladies and a collection of women’s suffrage artifacts acquired in 2001 through a generous gift from the Lacy Family and the Lacy Foundation, honoring the … Continue reading "Votes for Women: The Road to Suffrage | Exhibit Grand Opening"
This is our 4th Women's Expo at the Frankfort Library. We will have over 25 women owned businesses represented. We will have a featured artist, and 3 inspirational speakers. This event is for everyone. There is a raffle made up of items each business has donated. You can show up at any time and walk … Continue reading "2020 Annual Frankfort Library Women’s Expo"
Featured speaker is Christina Wolbrecht, political science professor at the University of Notre Dame and director the Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy. Wolbrecht is author of "A Century of Votes for Women," to be released sometime between December 2019 and February 2020.
Join singer, pianist and composer Adrienne Provenzano for this entertaining and educational story of the campaign for women's suffrage, complete with a few Ragtime numbers performed on the Steinway! Learn the role music played as women sought the vote, and celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which made that right the law of the land. … Continue reading "Luminaries: Songs of Suffrage: Votes for Women!"
We honor the women who lived the change they wanted to see in the world, especially those involved in the suffragist movements of the early 20th century. IWC continues expressing our passions for new music and justice by featuring new musical works jointly commissioned by IWC and other treble choirs: Lifting as We Climb, a multi-movement … Continue reading "DIVAS: Transforming Our World – Season Concert III"
We honor the women who lived the change they wanted to see in the world, especially those involved in the suffragist movements of the early 20th century. IWC continues expressing our passions for new music and justice by featuring new musical works jointly commissioned by IWC and other treble choirs: Lifting as We Climb, a multi-movement … Continue reading "DIVAS: Transforming Our World – Season Concert III"
Jean Cole, of The Cole Clothing Museum, will utilize the fashions of the Women's Suffrage era to bring the past to life with models portraying prominent local Suffragists. Tickets will go on sale in April. The $12 cost will include lunch. You won't want to miss this event! The event will take place in Bigler … Continue reading "Voting in Fashion by Jean Cole, Cole Clothing Museum"
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