Motors and Mass Rallies: Expanding the Movement after 1909

Floyd County Library Auditorium 180 W Spring St, New Albany, IN, United States

Dr. Anita Morgan will present “Motors and Mass Rallies: Expanding the Movement after 1909” and explore Hoosier activists’ efforts to publicize women’s right to vote with automobile tours, street meetings and large demonstrations and their understanding that adding new groups of marginalized people (like African-American men and women) and more public events could convince reluctant … Continue reading "Motors and Mass Rallies: Expanding the Movement after 1909"

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Storytellers from the Past Presents: Dr. Anita Morgan

Johnson County Museum 135 N. Main St., Franklin, IN, United States

The creation of two major women’s suffrage organizations, the Woman’s Franchise League and the Equal Suffrage Association, stands as the most significant twentieth-century event in the Indiana women’s suffrage movement. Both organizations attracted new women to their cause and each adopted new techniques, including automobile tours, street meetings and mass rallies in order to publicize … Continue reading "Storytellers from the Past Presents: Dr. Anita Morgan"

From Seneca Falls to Seymour and South Bend: Mapping Indiana’s Suffrage History featuring Melissa Gentry

Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science 411 SE Riverside Drive, Evansville, IN, United States

Ms. Gentry'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 historic photographs, correspondence, diaries, club minutes, oral histories, movies, newspapers, music, and artwork from the collections of Ball … Continue reading "From Seneca Falls to Seymour and South Bend: Mapping Indiana’s Suffrage History featuring Melissa Gentry"

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The “Undefeatable” Grace Julian Clark

Levi and Catherine Coffin State Historic Site 201 U.S. 27 North, Fountain City, IN, United States

Hear from Jackie Swihart of the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs as she speaks on the impact of suffragist Grace Julian Clark. Clarke was a life-long advocate for social justice and women’s right and differentiated herself as a political actor rather than reformer. Jackie reveals the ways in which Clarke elevated her statewide … Continue reading "The “Undefeatable” Grace Julian Clark"

The Other Feminists: Socialists, Laborers and Anti-Lynching Activists

Zoom IN, United States

Dr. Janine Giordano Drake from Indiana University will present a virtual talk illuminating the resiliency of the women's suffrage movement and its tensions along the lines of class and race. This event will be held virtually on Zoom. Join Zoom Meeting online: https://zoom.us/j/95900460900 Join by phone (audio only): +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Meeting … Continue reading "The Other Feminists: Socialists, Laborers and Anti-Lynching Activists"

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Raising a Ruckus: The Women’s Suffrage Movement in Wayne County, IN. Part 2

Zoom IN, United States

Delve into the history of the women’s suffrage movement in Indiana by attending this 2-part virtual celebration. Join Wayne County Women’s Suffrage Centennial Task Force on Tuesday, November 10th for Part 2 of our virtual Suffrage Celebration: Raising a Ruckus. We will learn how our tenacious Wayne County Suffragists continued the fight for the Women’s Right … Continue reading "Raising a Ruckus: The Women’s Suffrage Movement in Wayne County, IN. Part 2"

Have We Come a Long Way, Baby?

Monroe County History Center 202 E 6th Street, Bloomington, IN, United States

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 have elected a female governor or senator. One hundred years post-suffrage, this lack of representation presses the question of “why?” Laura’s talk addresses this … Continue reading "Have We Come a Long Way, Baby?"

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Fashioning Suffrage

Indiana State Museum & Historic Sites- New Harmony 401 Arthur Street, New Harmony, IN, United States

Discover how clothing and appearance became much more than a mere fashion statement during the suffrage movement in this virtual event. By using mainstream fashion styles and suffrage colors to advance their cause, suffragists transformed their image and the popular understandings of political campaigning. Then, learn how fashion is still used as a tool in … Continue reading "Fashioning Suffrage"

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Fashioning Suffrage featuring Einav Rabinovitch-Fox

Historic New Harmony Athenaeum 401 Arthur St, New Harmony, United States

Clothing and appearance became much more than a mere fashion statement during the suffrage movement. By employing mainstream fashion styles and suffrage colors to advance their politics, suffragists transformed not only their image, but also the popular understandings of political campaigning. Einav’s talk presents fashion as a useful tool in political campaigns and our current … Continue reading "Fashioning Suffrage featuring Einav Rabinovitch-Fox"

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