Guests will learn about the suffrage movement and the strides that it took to receive the vote. The exhibit will feature information on the Harrison family, prominent suffrage leaders, First … Continue reading "Votes for Women: The Road to Suffrage | Exhibit Grand Opening"
Don your sash, grab some friends, and march with us to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment at the Indianapolis St. Patrick’s Day Parade! The … Continue reading "Suffragist March – Indy St. Patrick’s Day Parade"
Inspire women leaders, encourage voting, and celebrate the centennial of women’s right to vote with this performance by Sally Perkins! Most of our great-grandmothers weren’t allowed to speak in public, … Continue reading "Digging in Their Heels"
This is our 4th Women's Expo at the Frankfort Library. We will have over 25 women owned businesses represented. We will have a featured artist, and 3 inspirational speakers. This … Continue reading "2020 Annual Frankfort Library Women’s Expo"
Event Description: Inspire women leaders, encourage voting, and celebrate the centennial of women’s right to vote with this performance by Sally Perkins! Most of our great-grandmothers weren’t allowed to speak in public, keep their own wages, attend college, or vote. Yet today, women are leaders in all sorts of industries. This comedic, fast-paced, surprise-filled piece … Continue reading "Digging in Their Heels"
Inspire women leaders, encourage voting, and celebrate the centennial of women’s right to vote with this performance by Sally Perkins! Most of our great-grandmothers weren’t allowed to speak in public, keep their own wages, attend college, or vote. Yet today, women are leaders in all sorts of industries. This comedic, fast-paced, surprise-filled piece tells the … Continue reading "Digging in Their Heels"
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"
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