Indiana Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission Meeting

The next meeting of the Indiana Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission will take place virtually via Microsoft Teams. To join the call, please contact JRoeder2@lg.in.gov. Agenda as follows: Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch Calls Meeting to Order Introduction of Commission Members Block Party Report & Discussion (Callie McCune, Indiana Historical Society and Leah Nahmias, Indiana Humanities) Commission … Continue reading "Indiana Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission Meeting"

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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Jackie Swihart: The “Undefeatable” Grace Julian Clarke Online via Zoom

Zoom IN, United States

https://www.facebook.com/events/778330219658625 Join us Online via Zoom as Jackie Swihart discusses what the trajectory of this Indianapolis suffragist’s political career tells us about the ways women were political before, during and after the 19th Amendment.