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

Huntington City-Township Public Library 255 W Park Drive, Huntington, IN, United States

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 … Continue reading "Melissa Gentry: From Seneca Falls to Seymour and South Bend: Mapping Indiana’s Suffrage History"

Free

Have We Come a Long Way, Baby? featuring Laura Merrifield Wilson

Valparaiso Public Library 103 Jefferson Street, Valparaiso, IN, United States

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.

Free

History Happy Hour: Equal Rights Amendment

Online

Free. Space is limited to first 300 registrants. Reserve your space at indianahistory.org. Registration for this event will close two hours before the program. Stay connected with the stories of your state while you’re stuck at home. Bring your own beverage and join us for a series of informal conversations with some of Indiana’s most interesting … Continue reading "History Happy Hour: Equal Rights Amendment"

Free

From Seneca Falls to Seymour and South Bend

Riverview Event Center 421 W. Canal St, Peru, IN, United States

Mapping Indiana’s Suffrage History featuring Melissa Gentry 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, … Continue reading "From Seneca Falls to Seymour and South Bend"

Free

We Must Be Fearless!

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

We Must Be Fearless: The Woman’s Suffrage Movement in Indiana by Anita Morgan is a popular history of the women's suffrage movement in Indiana and tells the story of the sixty-nine-year struggle for the right to vote in the state. The people who acted, what they did, and the results of their efforts are the … Continue reading "We Must Be Fearless!"

Free

Women Behaving Badly

Online

Space is limited. Reserve your spot at https://indianahistory.org/events/women-behaving-badly-political-prowess/.  Indiana’s history is full of renegade ladies who were bold, gutsy, and fascinating. We’re back again to raise a glass to a new crop of revolutionary ladies whose political prowess changed the Hoosier state. At Women Behaving Badly, you’ll virtually meet these and other audacious advocates from the comfort of your … Continue reading "Women Behaving Badly"

$10 – $15