In our latest You Are There exhibit, drop in on Indianapolis icon and self-made millionaire Madam C.J. Walker at 640 N. West St. – the factory where she built her … Continue reading "You Are There 1915: Madam C.J. Walker, Empowering Women"
The Propylaeum will present “The Suffragists’ Gift,” a themed tree celebrating the contributions of Indiana women involved in the Women’s Suffrage Movement. The Propylaeum’s founder May Wright Sewall, and others … Continue reading "The Suffrage Tree at the Indiana Historical Society’s Festival of Trees"
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 to the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, Hoosier women fought hard for over 70 years to gain the right to vote. Securing the … Continue reading "Securing the Vote: Women’s Suffrage in Indiana Traveling Exhibit"
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"
Please come visit the traveling exhibit at the Notre Dame Law School Kresge Library now through January 24. Parking is available in campus visitor lots. Come to Eck Hall of Law and proceed to the second floor, where you will walk through Eck Commons and proceed to Kresge Law Library. See you soon!
Join us as we celebrate the centennial of women's right to vote with a performance of Digging in Their Heels from Sally Perkins! Suffrage Movement Almost seventy years passed between the first calls for women’s voting rights and the passage of the 19th Amendment. Indiana women organized, marched, petitioned and sometimes resisted. There were ups and … Continue reading "Lugar Series Suffrage Celebration"
Please join the Indiana Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of Indiana ratifying the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote. Agenda: 9:00 AM: Welcome by Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch 9:05 AM: Pledge by Girl Scouts of Central Indiana 9:10 AM: Performance by the Capital City Chorus 9:20 AM: "The Five … Continue reading "Indiana Women’s Suffrage Centennial Celebration"
Join Dr. Anita Morgan for her sabbatical talk, "Gaining 'The Power to Protect Herself': Sixty-Nine Years of the Woman Suffrage Movement in Indiana" on the centennial of Indiana's ratification of the 19th Amendment. Anita Morgan is a Senior Lecturer of History at IUPUI where she has taught since 1997. She is a past president of … Continue reading "“Gaining ‘The Power to Protect Herself”: Sixty-Nine Years of the Woman Suffrage Movement in Indiana”"
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? Featuring Dr. Laura Merrifield Wilson"
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