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

Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library 543 Indiana Avenue, Indianapolis, 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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Elizabeth Cady Stanton via Facebook Live

Bartholomew County Public Library 536 Fifth Street, Columbus, IN, United States

Visit with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, as portrayed by historic reenactor Laura Keyes.  Stanton fought for equal rights for women for over fifty years, and upon her death in 1902 left behind a legacy of her crusade for female equality and myriad writings that would inspire feminists for over a century to come. Hear from Mrs. … Continue reading "Elizabeth Cady Stanton via Facebook Live"

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100 Years: Indiana Women’s Right to Vote

The Historic Artcraft Theatre 57 N. Main Street, Franklin, IN, United States

Celebrate Indiana’s Suffrage Centennial at The Historic Artcraft! Did you know August 26, 2020 marks the 100-year anniversary of Hoosier women’s right to vote? In honor of this important milestone, we’re hosting Dr. Laura Merrifield Wilson, a University of Indianapolis political science professor, during a free event at The Historic Artcraft that evening. Laura will … Continue reading "100 Years: Indiana Women’s Right to Vote"

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Suffragist Celebration Walk

Beech Grove Main Street, Beech Grove, IN, United States

Join us as the women of Beech Grove and the Samuel Bryan Chapter, NSDAR commemorates the 100th Anniversary of Suffrage and the passage of the 19th Amendment to our Constitution. Saturday, August 22, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.* Participating women will gather at the west end of Main Street.  At 10:30 a.m., women will begin walking … Continue reading "Suffragist Celebration Walk"

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VOTES FOR WOMEN! Commemorative March

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

Join the Monroe County History Center on the B-Line for a march commemorating the ratification of the 19th amendment and the Indiana Women's Suffrage Centennial. Family activities, photo opportunities, and refreshments will be at the History Center at the end of the march. For updates on the commemorative march, be sure to follow monroehistory.org/events/suffrage-march/ for details. For … Continue reading "VOTES FOR WOMEN! Commemorative March"

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From Amanda to Zerelda featuring Marsha Miller

Vincennes Fortnightly Club 421 N. 6th Street, Vincennes, IN, United States

A chronological look at Indiana suffrage history, including Amanda Way, Grace Julian Clark, Mary Garrett Hay, Helen Gougar, Zerelda Wallace, May Wright Sewall. Special focus on Ida Husted Harper (Terre Haute journalist, collaborator with Susan B. Anthony, writing volumes of the “History of Woman Suffrage”), and Eugene and Kate Debs. This presentation will also cover … Continue reading "From Amanda to Zerelda featuring Marsha Miller"

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Motors and Mass Rallies: Expanding the Movement after 1909

Floyd County Library Auditorium 180 W Spring St, New Albany, IN, United States

Dr. Anita Morgan will present “Motors and Mass Rallies: Expanding the Movement after 1909” and explore Hoosier activists’ efforts to publicize women’s right to vote with automobile tours, street meetings and large demonstrations and their understanding that adding new groups of marginalized people (like African-American men and women) and more public events could convince reluctant … Continue reading "Motors and Mass Rallies: Expanding the Movement after 1909"

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

La Porte County Public Library 904 Indiana Ave, La Porte, 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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Storytellers from the Past Presents: Dr. Anita Morgan

Johnson County Museum 135 N. Main St., Franklin, IN, United States

The creation of two major women’s suffrage organizations, the Woman’s Franchise League and the Equal Suffrage Association, stands as the most significant twentieth-century event in the Indiana women’s suffrage movement. Both organizations attracted new women to their cause and each adopted new techniques, including automobile tours, street meetings and mass rallies in order to publicize … Continue reading "Storytellers from the Past Presents: Dr. Anita Morgan"

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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