VOTES FOR WOMEN: The Women’s Suffrage Movement in Monroe County

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

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 Deckard Education Room. The exhibit will feature Monroe County women involved in the struggle for suffrage in the context of the State and National suffrage … Continue reading "VOTES FOR WOMEN: The Women’s Suffrage Movement in Monroe County"

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Securing the Vote: Women’s Suffrage in Indiana Traveling Exhibit

Avon-Washington Public Library 498 North Avon Ave, Avon, IN, United States

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"

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May Wright Sewall Leadership Award Dinner

Indianapolis Propylaeum 1410 North Delaware Street, Indianapolis, United States

The 2020 May Wright Sewall Event is scheduled for the evening of Thursday, March 19th at the Propylaeum as part of the Suffrage Centennial celebrations. The May Wright Sewall Award is presented to Hoosier women exuding the spirit of May Wright Sewall, who worked tirelessly to advance women’s leadership roles, personal improvement, and standing in … Continue reading "May Wright Sewall Leadership Award Dinner"

$100

Women at the Statehouse Tour

Indiana State House 200 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN, United States

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"

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Hoosier Suffragists: The Other Feminists

Michigan City Public Library 100 E 4th St, Michigan City, IN, United States

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"

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Luminaries: Songs of Suffrage: Votes for Women!

The Palladium 1 Center Green, Carmel, IN, United States

Join singer, pianist and composer Adrienne Provenzano for this entertaining and educational story of the campaign for women's suffrage, complete with a few Ragtime numbers performed on the Steinway! Learn the role music played as women sought the vote, and celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which made that right the law of the land. … Continue reading "Luminaries: Songs of Suffrage: Votes for Women!"

$10

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

Westfield Washington Public Library 333 West Hoover St., Westfield, IN, United States

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"

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