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 … Continue reading "VOTES FOR WOMEN: The Women’s Suffrage Movement in Monroe County"
Join us for a discussion of Weiss' book The Woman's Hour.
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 … Continue reading "International Women’s Day: Celebrating Women"
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 … Continue reading "Securing the Vote: Women’s Suffrage in Indiana Traveling Exhibit"
Don your sash, grab some friends, and march with us to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment at the Indianapolis St. Patrick’s Day Parade! The … Continue reading "Suffragist March – Indy St. Patrick’s Day Parade"
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.
Please join us for a 60 min. specialty tour throughout the Indiana Statehouse, and discover women who led the way in women’s rights, politics, public service, and the arts. Registration … Continue reading "Women at the Statehouse Tour"
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 … Continue reading "Have We Come A Long Way, Baby? featuring Laura Merrifield Wilson"
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