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.
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"
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"
The League of Women Voters Montgomery County and Crawfordsville District Public Library present “Votes for Women! 4th Mondays Events.” This book club will explore the history and future of our Democracy!
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!"
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.
Grades K – 5: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Grades 6 – 12: 2 - 5 p.m. Interested in incorporating curriculum for your classroom that highlight’s Indiana’s suffrage history? Attend one of these half-day workshops to get insight into the work of impactful Hoosiers who worked hard to help gain the women’s right to vote. … Continue reading "Indiana Women’s Suffrage Centennial Educator Workshop"
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, including: The hatchet-wielding activist who called for Indiana’s first women’s rights convention The local lawyer who won litigation that allowed all … Continue reading "Women Behaving Badly: Political Prowess"
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