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 is appreciated but not required. Can’t come today. Call us to request a tour date that fits your schedule – for a group of 10 … 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 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"
A panel discussion with female candidates in the Fort Wayne Area who will talk about their experiences in running for office as well as an opportunity to view documents pertaining to the passage of the 19th Amendment.
Due to social distancing guidelines, Laura's talk will now be presented digitally through Zoom. Please register at https://www.inbar.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1338044&group= by April 6th to participate. Thank you! Women comprise a majority of the population yet remain underrepresented within American government. In fact, Indiana trails most national numbers and remains one of 5 states in the country to never … Continue reading "Have We Come A Long Way, Baby? featuring Laura Merrifield Wilson"
Explore the chronological history of women’s suffrage in Indiana through historical costume and a suffragist song, or two! Marsha introduces Hoosier women who helped shape the movement, including Amanda Way, Grace Julian Clarke, Mary Garrett Hay, Helen Cougar, Zerelda Wallace and May Wright Sewall with a special focus on Ida Husted Harper and Eugene and … Continue reading "From Amanda to Zerelda: Hoosier Suffragists Who Raised a Ruckus featuring Marsha Miller"
"A high-energy, eye-opening story of women’s 72-year battle for the right to vote . . . told as if Susan B. Anthony and her spicy pals had i-Pads, Snapchat, Twitter, and Uber. You’ll laugh, learn, and marvel over those who paved the way for women today. Pure enjoyment and inspiration." The Peru High School Gallery … Continue reading "Digging in Their Heels"
On close inspection, story maps reveal that Indiana—and Hoosier suffragists in particular—were ideologically, economically, racially, and socially diverse. Melissa’s multimedia story maps depict some of the people and places connected to the history of women’s suffrage. Complete with ups, downs, sometimes dramatic and “less than ladylike” but always colorful individuals and events, her talk incorporates … Continue reading "Melissa Gentry: From Seneca Falls to Seymour and South Bend: Mapping Indiana’s Suffrage History"
The next meeting of the Indiana Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission will take place virtually via WebEx. Please join the commission meeting from 9:30am – 11am. To join the call, please contact THollenbeck@lg.in.gov. Agenda: I. Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch Calls Meeting to Order II. Introduction of Commission Members III. Legacy Project Update: Commemorative Art Piece (Elaine … Continue reading "Indiana Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission Meeting"
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