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Hollyhock Lane ParadeMarch as a suffragist in the annual Hollyhock Lane Parade down Giddings Avenue on Saturday, July 3rd. Meet us at 8:00 am at the intersection of Calvin and Alexander. The Hollyhock Lane neighborhood parade began in 1934 and has featured major politicians and National Guard trucks as well as neighborhood kids and the Hollymock Band. Paraders throw candy and hand out brochures for a festive time--even though it occurs early in the morning and this year on July 3rd since the 4th is a Sunday. More details below. The Grand Rapids Public Library and the Greater Grand Rapids Women's History Council had planned to enter the Founding Day parade, cancelled but originally scheduled on May 1st to celebrate the 160th anniversary of Grand Rapids’ designation as a "city." But there is another big anniversary to celebrate in 2010 and we will join the Ottawa Hills Hollyhock Lane Parade to honor the 90th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment granting full suffrage to women on August 26th, 1920. Today’s parading suffragists will re-enact marchers who paraded on early twentieth-century Grand Rapids streets. Help us in the effort! Ruth Van Stee from the local history department of the Grand Rapids Public Library will oversee planning for the suffrage march and hopes you will be interested to do a little research and impersonate a particular suffragist working in Grand Rapids between 1870 and 1920. E-mail rvanstee@grpl.org or call 988-5402, ext 5497, for a list and for advice. (Anyone at the local history desk could also help you.) This parade isn't just for women of European extraction. Recent immigrants, ethnic minorities, and local men were also in the suffrage movement. We have pictures of men parading in Grand Rapids--and we have some of their names on the list, too. If you don't have time for research, you can still march. We will parade behind "Votes for Women" banner and be followed by a GGRWHC banner in suffrage colors. If you can, dress in something that looks vintage: for women, high-collar white blouse, a white or black skirt, and a hat (nice, but not necessary); for men, a suit or white shirt and tie--and a boater hat?! Ideally, marchers will wear white to contrast with purple sashes and will carry "Votes for Women" pennants. We already have a number of signs and pennants. If you are impersonating a particular female or male suffragist, you will wear a purple sash printed with your person's name. We will also provide lyrics to suffrage songs set to familiar tunes. On Saturday morning, July 3rd, we will gather at 8:00 am at the intersection of Calvin and Alexander. Information will be posted on the GGRWHC website (www.ggrwhc.org), via email rvanstee@grpl.org , or by phone at 988-5402, ext 5497. Here are the details and click on links below for pictures, reports, and video of earlier parades: Hollyhock Lane Parade: Saturday, July 3, 2010 8:00: Participants meet at the corner of Calvin and Alexander in Ottawa Hills 8:30: Parade begins (north on Giddings) Ceremonies follow immediately after the parade in "Hollyhock Lane," the alleyway between Giddings and Calvin. Pictures from 2009: http://www.ottawahillsgr.org/hollyhock-lane-parade http://www.mlive.com/cadenceadvance/index.ssf/2009/06/diamond_in_the_rough_hollyhock.html This clip gives the best overall look at the effort; lots of politicians, etc: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZhTl6aeTjQ Uncle Sam & Miss Liberty in photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hollyhockparade/ http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/grand_rapids/Hollyhock_parade_celebrates_years The Hollymock Band appears at a minute-and-a-half in; at two-and-a-half, a couple of floats: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVPaHZHDXhE Related Documents: Hollyhock Suffrage Parade 2010[Top] GGRWHC Membership ReceptionOn Tuesday, May 11th, the GGRWHC will host a spring reception for members to celebrate successful Legacy events during March and to elect new members to its board of directors (view link below). Please join us if you would like more information about the group and its mission. It's a great time to become a new member, to renew membership, and to learn how you can contribute to ongoing committees efforts collecting and disseminating information about Grand Rapids women's history. 4:00-5:00 pm, short meeting at 4:30 pm Michigan Room, Upper Level Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum Free parking and entry Related Documents: Board and Committee Nominees 2010[Top] LEGACY 2010 CalendarLEGACY 2010 Calendar of Events for Women's History Month Legacy Calendar of Events, March 2010 March 1 – August 31, 2010 Creating a Legacy: The Women of Grand Rapids Exhibit: A look at the history of Grand Rapids focusing on the accomplishments of its female residents. On view during regular library hours - Main Library, Grand Rapids History and Special Collections, 4th floor, 111 Library St NE, GR Sponsored by Grand Rapids Public Library Free and open to the public. Contact: Kristen Corrado, kcorrado@grpl.org, 616-988-5402 x5438 Monday, March 1 Photo Essays of the Week: Virtual History from the Grand Rapids Historical Commission Individuals Pushing the Arts: Emily Jewell Clark & Helen Castenholz http://www.historygrandrapids.org/explore.php?cat=1&essay=1 http://www.historygrandrapids.org/explore.php?cat=1&essay=28 View anytime! http://www.historygrandrapids.org/ Sponsored by Grand Rapids Historical Commission Contact: Cindy Laug, laugc@gvsu.edu, 616-291-4293 Monday, March 1 The WGVU Morning Show with Shelley Irwin: The Week in Women’s History Focus on the Ford Series with GVSU's Cindy Laug Host Shelley Irwin and guests from the GGRWHC will survey the week's programming, with emphasis on Thursday evening at the Ford Museum. See calendar under March 4th. 10:30 am, WGVU 88.5 FM Sponsored by WGVU & Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council Contact: Shelley Irwin, irwinsh@gvsu.edu, 616-304-3565 Tuesday, March 2 The 50 Most Influential Women in West Michigan in a special supplement to the March 1, 2010 issue of the Grand Rapids Business Journal. A luncheon celebration of the achievements of 50 female business and civic leaders, to be profiled in the March 1 issue of the Grand Rapids Business Journal. Keynote address by the president of the University of Michigan, Mary Sue Coleman. 11:00 am - 1:30 pm, J.W. Marriott Grand Rapids, 235 Louis Campau NW Sponsored by Grand Rapids Business Journal Cost: $79 Contact: Jocelyn Burkett, jburkett@geminipub.com, 616-459-3222 Tuesday, March 2 One of Ours: How Grand Rapids' Elizabeth Eaglesfield Shifts National Legal History Celebrate women's achievements in the law and learn how the nineteenth-century story of a daring local woman changes the emerging portrait of our nation's earliest women attorneys. Speaker: Jo Ellyn Clarey, Greater Grand Rapids Women's History Council, and remarks by WLAM leaders 5:30 pm network and mingle; 6:00 pm dinner & program, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Rm 529, 111 Commerce Avenue SW Sponsored by Women Lawyers Association of Michigan (WLAM) Cooley, Grand Rapids Student Chapter Cost: $15 reservations required; $7.50 students. Contact: Amanda Narvaes, narvaesa@cooley.edu, WLAM-GR@cooley.edu, 616-334-6546 Wednesday, March 3 Glance at the Past: A Historical Moment from the Grand Rapids Historical Commission Madeline La Framboise, Fur Trader on the Grand River, 1800 8:30 am and 5:30 pm, WYCE 88.1 FM Using http://www.archive.org/index.php, type glance at the past in the search box; or using http://www.grcmc.org/radio/, scroll down checking for Glance at the Past by Wednesday dates. Sponsored by Community Media Center, Grand Rapids Historical Commission & Greater Grand Rapids Women's History Council Contact: Matt Jarrells, matt@wyce.org, 616-459-4788 x112 Thursday, March 4 Thursdays at the Ford: A Series on Women's History The Heritage of Etta Smith Wilson, Ambitious Newswoman and Passionate Ornithologist Descended from nineteenth-century missionaries and Odawa medicine women, Wilson grew in Grand Rapids into a renowned journalist and uniquely accomplished "bird-woman." Presenters: Cindy Laug and Connie Ingham, Grand Valley State University 7:00 pm, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, 303 Pearl NW Sponsored by Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, Grand Rapids Historical Society, Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council, & Grand Rapids Historical Commission Free and open to the public. Contact: Diana Barrett, dbarrettgr@yahoo.com, 616-443-7503 Friday, March 5 The Resilient Tradition of Grand Rapids Women in Elective Politics A 45-minute program by Jo Ellyn Clarey on the long and fascinating history of Grand Rapids women running for public office. Originally presented for the Progressive Women's Alliance in March 2005. 2:00 pm, GRTV/Cable Channel 25; repeated on March 15 and 27. Sponsored by Progressive Women's Alliance & GRTV Contact: Kellie Ashcroft, kellie@grcmc.org, 616-459-4788, ext 105 Melissa Anderson, mjapwa@gmail.com, 616-498-8829 Saturday, March 6 Legacy Landmarks: Walking with Women Who Left Their Mark on Grand Rapids Marcella Beck of the Grand Rapids Public Library's local history department will introduce a new self-guided tour to downtown sites significant in Grand Rapids women's history, after which the hardy will walk the route. The map and brochure will remain available at the downtown GRPL branch. 10:00 am - coffee and pastry; 10:30 am- program on brochure; 11:30a.m - guided walking tour Grand Rapids Public Library, Main Library, Vander Veen Center, 4 th floor, 111 Library St NE Sponsored by Grand Rapids Public Library, Grand Rapids Historical Commission, Grand Rapids Historical Society, & Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council Free and open to the public. Contact: Kristen Corrado, kcorrado@grpl.org, 616-988-5402 x5438 Saturday, March 6 Grand Rapids on the Road to Women's Suffrage In honor of the 90th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment in 2010, an airing of the 75-minute 1999 re-enactment of the national suffrage convention held in Grand Rapids (with Susan B. Anthony) at St. Cecilia Music Society in 1899. 8:00 pm, GRTV/Cable Channel 25; repeated on March 15 and 28. Sponsored by Greater Grand Rapids Women's History Council & GRTV Contact: Kellie Ashcroft, kellie@grcmc.org, 616-459-4788, ext 105 Sunday, March 7 Photo Essays of the Week: Virtual History from the Grand Rapids Historical Commission Historical Working Women in Grand Rapids: Helen Meade & Woman's Committee of WWI http://www.historygrandrapids.org/explore.php?cat=10&essay=32 http://www.historygrandrapids.org/explore.php?cat=12&essay=7 View anytime! http://www.historygrandrapids.org/ Sponsored by Grand Rapids Historical Commission Contact: Diana Barrett, dbarrettgr@yahoo.com, 616-443-7503 Monday, March 8 The WGVU Morning Show with Shelley Irwin: The Week in Women’s History Focus on the Ford Series with GRPL's Marcella Beck Host Shelley Irwin and guests from the GGRWHC will survey the week's programming, with emphasis on Thursday evening at the Ford Museum. See calendar under March 11th. 10:30 am, WGVU 88.5 FM Sponsored by WGVU & Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council Contact: Shelley Irwin, irwinsh@gvsu.edu, 616-304-3565 Wednesday, March 10 Glance at the Past: A Historical Moment from the Grand Rapids Historical Commission Hattie Beverly, First African American Teacher in the Grand Rapids Public Schools, 1899 8:30 am and 5:30 pm, WYCE 88.1 FM Using http://www.archive.org/index.php, type glance at the past in the search box; or using http://www.grcmc.org/radio/, scroll down checking for Glance at the Past by Wednesday dates. Sponsored by Community Media Center, Grand Rapids Historical Commission & Greater Grand Rapids Women's History Council Contact: Matt Jarrells, matt@wyce.org, 616-459-4788 x112 Wednesday, March 10 Author Visit: Maryann Lesert GRCC English professor and author of Base Ten will discuss her novel about a woman scientist seeking balance in her life. 7:00 pm, Grand Rapids Public Library Auditorium, 111 Library St NE Sponsored by Grand Rapids Public Library Free and open to the public. Contact: Kristen Corrado, kcorrado@grpl.org, 616-988-5402 x5438 Thursday, March 11 Grand Rapids Area Council for the Humanities Book Discussion Catherine Frerichs will read from her book, Desires of the Heart: A Daughter Remembers Her Missionary Parents. Conversation will center on gender roles, vocation, religion, and encountering the "other." 9:30-11:00 am, Kent District Library, Cascade Branch, 2870 Jack Smith Avenue SE Sponsored by Grand Rapids Area Council for the Humanities Free and open to the public. Contact: Kelly Gest, grhuman@gvsu.edu, 616-774-1776 Thursday, March 11 Thursdays at the Ford: A Series on Women's History Bonnets and Business: Women and Work in Grand Rapids, 1890-1930 Marcella Beck and Ruth Van Stee (Grand Rapids Public Library, GR History and Special Collections) will share surprising information about the economic role of turn-of-the-century women entrepreneurs and employees. 7:00 pm, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, 303 Pearl NW Sponsored by Grand Rapids Historical Society, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council, & Grand Rapids Historical Commission Free and open to the public. Contact: Ruth VanStee, ravanstee@aol.com, localhis@grpl.org, 616-988-5402 x5497, 616-745-9657 Saturday, March 13 Growing Older, Becoming Wiser Explore with other women in a workshop setting the possibilities for the third stage of life—when we reap the wisdom from our past experience and learn to embrace the wise woman within. 9:30-12:30 pm, Briarlane Apartments’ Club House, 450 Briar Lane NE Sponsored by Circle of Crones Cost: $15 or two for $25; Tickets: Irene Walker, reniewalker@att.net, 616-285-7995 Contact: Johanna Sizick, jsizick5771@esagelink.com, 616-475-5771 or Janis Tzortzinis, janistz@hotmail.com, 616-791-9186 Sunday, March 14 Photo Essays of the Week: Virtual History from the Grand Rapids Historical Commission Women in the History of Opera in Grand Rapidshttp://www.historygrandrapids.org/explore.php?cat=14&essay=15 View Anytime! http://www.historygrandrapids.org/ Sponsored by Grand Rapids Historical Commission Contact: Gilbert R. Davis, davisg@gvsu.edu, 616-452-9324 Monday, March 15 The WGVU Morning Show with Shelley Irwin: The Week in Women’s History Focus on the Ford Series with blues historian Kim D. Rush Host Shelley Irwin and guests from the GGRWHC will survey the week's programming, with emphasis on Thursday evening at the Ford Museum. See calendar under March 18th. 10:30 am, WGVU 88.5 FM Sponsored by WGVU & Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council Contact: Shelley Irwin, irwinsh@gvsu.edu, 616-304-3565 Monday, March 15 Grand Rapids on the Road to Women's Suffrage In honor of the 90th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment in 2010, an airing of the 75-minute 1999 re-enactment of the national suffrage convention held in Grand Rapids (with Susan B. Anthony) at St. Cecilia Music Society in 1899. 6:00 pm, GRTV/Cable Channel 25; repeated on March 28. Sponsored by Greater Grand Rapids Women's History Council & GRTV Contact: Kellie Ashcroft, kellie@grcmc.org, 616-459-4788, ext 105 Monday, March 15 The Resilient Tradition of Grand Rapids Women in Elective Politics A 45-minute program by Jo Ellyn Clarey on the long and fascinating history of Grand Rapids women running for public office. Originally presented for the Progressive Women's Alliance in March 2005. 7:15 pm, GRTV/Cable Channel 25; repeated on March 27. Sponsored by Progressive Women's Alliance & GRTV Contact: Kellie Ashcroft, kellie@grcmc.org, 616-459-4788, ext 105 Melissa Anderson, mjapwa@gmail.com, 616-498-8829 Tuesday, March 16 Sisters, Schoolgirls and Sleuths: The Secrets of Girl Detectives Grand Valley State University librarian Patricia Bravender will discuss Golden Age girls mystery series, published from the 1930s through the 1960s, and will bring books from her extensive collection of Nancy Drew, Dana Girls, Judy Bolton and Trixie Belden novels. 7:00 pm, Grand Rapids Public Library, Vander Veen Center, 4 th floor, 111 Library St NE Sponsored by Grand Rapids Public Library Free and open to the public. Contact: Kristen Corrado, kcorrado@grpl.org,616-988-5402 x5438 Wednesday, March 17 Glance at the Past: A Historical Moment from the Grand Rapids Historical Commission Dolores Smith Hruby, Composer of Choral Music: Filling the Gap Post-Vatican II 8:30 am and 5:30 pm, WYCE 88.1 FM Using http://www.archive.org/index.php, type glance at the past in the search box; or using http://www.grcmc.org/radio/, scroll down checking for Glance at the Past by Wednesday dates. Sponsored by Community Media Center, Grand Rapids Historical Commission & Greater Grand Rapids Women's History Council Contact: Matt Jarrells, matt@wyce.org, 616-459-4788 x112 Wednesday, March 17 Huntington Pillar Awards Luncheon Honoring West Michigan employers who empower women in the workplace. 11:45 am – 1:30 pm, Amway Hotel, Ambassador Ballroom, 227 Pearl Street NW Sponsored by Women’s Resource Center Cost: $50 Contact: Lydia Michael, lmichael@grwrc.org, 616-458-5443 Wednesday, March 17 A Tribute to Margaret Sanger & Forum on Women's Reproductive Health Care Panelists will address the legal, political, policy, and on-the-street aspects of reproductive health issues for women in the context of the current health care debate--however it is being defined in March. Panelists: Kary Moss, Executive Director, ACLU of Michigan, Sarah Scranton, Executive Director, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan, State Senator Gretchen Whitmer (23rd District), Gayla Jewell, Grand Rapids Medical Education and Research Center 5:00 pm-social time/wine ticket bar; 5:30 pm-program; Women’s City Club, Lower level auditorium, 254 E Fulton Sponsored by Progressive Women’s Alliance Free and open to the public. Contact: Melissa Anderson, mjapwa@gmail.com, 616-498-8829 Thursday, March 18 Anna Karen Van Deventer: "A Dash of Taste" Van Deventer will share experiences about everyday life as she "whips" up goodies at a WCC luncheon/program. She loves history, is a purveyor of fine antiques, and restores century-old homes. 10:30 am, Women’s City Club, 254 E Fulton Sponsored by Women’s City Club Cost: $17, prepay by March 15. Contact: Carol Dodge, dodger@voyager.net, 616- 459-3321 Thursday, March 18 Thursdays at the Ford: A Series on Women's History Giving Up the Blues for Gospel: The Story of Women Blues Singers in Grand Rapids Hard to find in Grand Rapids, our women blues singers since the 1950s have nevertheless made a colorful group. Uncover the blues scene with Kim D. Rush from the Grand Rapids Historical Society. 7:00 pm, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, 303 Pearl NW Sponsored by Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, Grand Rapids Historical Society, & Grand Rapids Historical Commission Free and open to the public. Contact: Diana Barrett, dbarrettgr@yahoo.com, 616-443-7503 Friday, March 19 When Did 'Feminism' Become the New F-Word? Tracing the changing fortunes of the word 'feminism': its early days in the nineteenth century, its heyday in the 1970s, and perceptions of it in the twenty-first century. Speaker: Rosemary Erickson Johnsen of Governors State University 7:30 pm, Women’s City Club, Lower level auditorium, 254 E Fulton Sponsored by American Association of University Women Free and open to the public. Contact: Mary Jane Keeler, mirubi@aol.com, 616-453-2240 Saturday, March 20 The Rocking Chair Experience III: Sojourner Truth’s Legacy Meet descendants of Sojourner Truth as they share her life story and the impact her life still has on us today. (Artifacts displayed.) 12:30 pm, The Social Exchange Room, 1956 Eastern Sponsored by National Association of Negro Business & Professional Women’s Club, Inc. Free and open to the public. Contact: Maggie Hankins, aybiyoyo@aol.com, 616-243-2963 Sunday, March 21 Photo Essays of the Week: Virtual History from the Grand Rapids Historical Commission Ethnicity and Women at Work: Thelma Estelle Garnet & Etta Smith Wilson http://www.historygrandrapids.org/explore.php?cat=2&essay=27 http://www.historygrandrapids.org/explore.php?cat=10&essay=43 View Anytime! http://www.historygrandrapids.org/ Sponsored by Grand Rapids Historical Commission Contact: Jennifer Morrison, jen@mi-stories.com, 616-248-2706 Monday, March 22 The WGVU Morning Show with Shelley Irwin: The Week in Women’s History Focus on the Ford Series with GRHC's Diana Barrett Host Shelley Irwin and guests from the GGRWHC will survey the week's programming, with emphasis on Thursday evening at the Ford Museum. See calendar under March 25th. 10:30 am, WGVU 88.5 FM Sponsored by WGVU & Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council Contact: Shelley Irwin, irwinsh@gvsu.edu, 616-304-3565 Tuesday, March 23 Continuing a Legacy: GVSU Women's Center Tea Party The centuries-old tradition of tea parties was used as a venue for women to share discussions of literature, politics and reform. 3:00-4:30 pm, GVSU Grand River Room/Kirkhof Center, 1201 KC, Allendale Sponsored by Grand Valley State University Women's Center Free and open to the public. Contact: Jo Ann Wassenaar, womenctr@gvsu.edu, wassenaj@gvsu.edu, 616-331-2748 Tuesday, March 23 Women Who Changed America This one-women show brings to life women who changed America. Marie Papciak introduces you to a woman Civil War soldier and an abolitionist. 7:00 pm, Lowell Township Hall, 2910 Alden Nash Avenue SE, Lowell Sponsored by Lowell Area Historical Museum Free and open to the public. Contact: Pat Allchin, pallchin@lowellmuseum.org, 616-897-7688 Wednesday, March 24 Glance at the Past: A Historical Moment from the Grand Rapids Historical Commission Mabel Balyeat, A New Deal for Books: Starting the Kent District Library during the Great Depression 8:30 am and 5:30 pm, WYCE 88.1 FM Using http://www.archive.org/index.php, type glance at the past in the search box; or using http://www.grcmc.org/radio/, scroll down checking for Glance at the Past by Wednesday dates. Sponsored by Community Media Center, Grand Rapids Historical Commission & Greater Grand Rapids Women's History Council Contact: Matt Jarrells, matt@wyce.org, 616-459-4788 x112 Wednesday, March 24 Sojourner Truth in Michigan Visiting from Cornell University, Professor Margaret Washington will discuss her new book, Sojourner Truth’s America, an in-depth account of an amazing activist. 7:00 pm, Grand Rapids Public Library Auditorium, 111 Library St NE Sponsored by Grand Rapids Public Library Free and open to the public. Contact: Kristen Corrado, kcorrado@grpl.org,616-988-5402 x5438 Thursday, March 25 Get a Clue with Nancy Drew Nancy Drew has been solving cases since the 1930s. How has she changed through the years? Games, activities and crafts for ages 8 and up. 5:30 pm, Grand Rapids Public Library Auditorium, 111 Library St NE Sponsored by Grand Rapids Public Library Free and open to the public. Contact: Kristen Corrado, kcorrado@grpl.org,616-988-5402 x5438 Thursday, March 25 Thursdays at the Ford: A Series on Women's History Grand Rapids' Most Famous Courtesan: Georgie Young Beginning with business success in the "oldest profession," a young nineteenth-century Grand Rapids woman metamorphosed into property owner, philanthropist, author, and actress. Speaker: Diana E. Barrett, Grand Rapids Historical Commission 7:00 pm, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, 303 Pearl NW Sponsored by Grand Rapids Historical Commission, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, Grand Rapids Historical Society, & Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council Free and open to the public. Contact: Jo Ellyn Clarey, joellynclarey@yahoo.com, 616-443-4946 Saturday, March 27 The Resilient Tradition of Grand Rapids Women in Elective Politics A 45-minute program by Jo Ellyn Clarey on the long and fascinating history of Grand Rapids women running for public office. Originally presented for the Progressive Women's Alliance in March 2005. 8:00 pm, GRTV/Cable Channel 25 Sponsored by Progressive Women's Alliance & GRTV Contact: Kellie Ashcroft, kellie@grcmc.org, 616-459-4788, ext 105 Melissa Anderson, mjapwa@gmail.com, 616-498-8829 Sunday, March 28 Grand Rapids on the Road to Women's Suffrage In honor of the 90th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment in 2010, an airing of the 75-minute 1999 re-enactment of the national suffrage convention held in Grand Rapids (with Susan B. Anthony) at St. Cecilia Music Society in 1899. 4:00 pm, GRTV/Cable Channel 25 Sponsored by Greater Grand Rapids Women's History Council & GRTV Contact: Kellie Ashcroft, kellie@grcmc.org, 616-459-4788, ext 105 Sunday, March 28 Photo Essays of the Week: Virtual History from the Grand Rapids Historical Commission Women in Science and Service: Mary Hefferan & Camp Blodgett's Babies Welfare Guild http://www.historygrandrapids.org/explore.php?cat=1&essay=12 http://www.historygrandrapids.org/explore.php?cat=12&essay=42 View anytime! http://www.historygrandrapids.org/ Sponsored by Grand Rapids Historical Commission Contact: Cindy Laug, laugc@gvsu.edu, 616-291-4293 Monday, March 29 The WGVU Morning Show with Shelley Irwin: The Week in Women’s History The Legacy 2010 Finale with GGRWHC's Jo Ellyn Clarey Host Shelley Irwin and guests from the GGRWHC will survey the week's programming, with emphasis on the Legacy finale Wednesday at the Women's City Club. See calendar under March 31st. 10:30 am, WGVU 88.5 FM Sponsored by WGVU & Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council Contact: Shelley Irwin, irwinsh@gvsu.edu, 616-304-3565 Tuesday, March 30 A League of Their Own Doris "Little Cookie" Cook and Rosemary "Stevie" Stevenson will share their experiences on the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League 5:00 pm Social, 6:00 pm Dinner, 7:30pm Program, Women's City Club, 254 E Fulton Sponsored by Women’s City Club Cost: $28 - must be prepaid Contact: Carol Dodge, dodger@voyager.net, 616- 459-3321 Wednesday, March 31 Glance at the Past: A Historical Moment from the Grand Rapids Historical Commission The Grand Rapids Chicks, Women in Baseball 8:30 am and 5:30 pm, WYCE 88.1 FM Using http://www.archive.org/index.php, type glance at the past in the search box; or using http://www.grcmc.org/radio/, scroll down checking for Glance at the Past by Wednesday dates. Sponsored by Community Media Center, Grand Rapids Historical Commission & Greater Grand Rapids Women's History Council Contact: Matt Jarrells, matt@wyce.org, 616-459-4788 x112 Wednesday, March 31 Legacy 2010 Finale Climbing the Hill: 150 Years of Women Physicians in Grand Rapids WGVU's Shelley Irwin will host a reception welcoming Dr. Marsha D. Rappley to the Grand Rapids community. The dean of the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine will join Jo Ellyn Clarey, Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council, in a short program illustrating the rich history of local women physicians, then and now. 5:00 - 7:00 pm Hors d'oeuvres & wine ticket bar ($5/glass); 5:30 pm - program Women's City Club, Lower level auditorium, 254 E Fulton Sponsored by Greater Grand Rapids Women's History Council Free, but reserve at 454-2425 Contact: Kyle Irwin, KSIrwin73@aol.com, 616-454-2425 Related Documents: Legacy Calendar of Events, March 2010[Top] March - Women's History MonthEvery year, during the month of March, hundreds of thousands of events are held throughout the country to acknowledge and recognize the amazing accomplishments of women. This national celebration and recognition of women's historic achievements began in 1980 when National Women's History Week was proclaimed by Presidential Proclamation. In 1987, this national celebration was expanded by Congressional Resolution to an entire month by declaring March as National Women's History Month. National Women's History Month provides an opportunity to educate the general public about the significant role of women in American history and contemporary society. Establishing this focal celebration has encouraged schools to introduce new curriculum, and communities to recognize women who have been pivotal in their own communities. The knowledge of women's history provides a more expansive vision of what a woman can do. This perspective can encourage girls and women to think larger and bolder and can give boys and men a fuller understanding of the female experience. Each March, to unify the observance of National Women's History Month, a special theme is created. Women whose lives and extraordinary work exemplify the theme are selected as Honorees. The theme for 2009 is "Women Taking the Lead to Save Our Planet." This theme is timely in a year when the world is discussing the problems and repercussions of dramatic climate changes and the recognition of diminishing natural resources. If you think these ecological problems may be insurmountable, you will be encouraged and inspired by the dramatic actions of the 2009 Honorees. The 2009 Honorees are women whose courageous, pioneering, and innovative leadership are helping to save our planet. There are over one hundred Honorees and their achievements and accomplishments span three centuries and seven generations. For each acknowledged NWHM Honoree, there are tens of thousands of other women who are equally committed and currently working in their own communities, states, and countries. For more information about National Women's History Month or for full list of the 2009 National Women's History Month Honorees, visit www.nwhp.org. Contact information: Molly Murphy MacGregor, Executive Director - National Women's History Project [Top] GGRWHC Board Member Death - Nelle FrischThank you to our members and friends who made contributions to honor the memory of board member Nelle Frisch, who died in November at the age of 84. Former owner of Downtown Books, Nelle donated her time and energy to the GGRWHC, Girl Scouts, the Ladies Literary Club, the Grand Rapids Public Museum, Temple Emanuel, and the Literacy Center of West Michigan. Nelle also authored Celebrating the Harvest, featuring Michigan farm markets. The GGRWHC was fortunate to benefit from Nelle’s incredible energy and wide-ranging interests over many years. We miss her very much. [Top] GGRWHC Board Member Dawn Hudson Relocates to D.C.Board member Dawn Hudson accepts a new position in Washington D.C. to work on the copy desk of Stars and Stripes, located in the National Press Club building. Dawn worked for The Grand Rapids Press for a decade. Read Editor Mike Lloyd's tribute: http://www.mlive.com/opinion/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/01/column_press_copy_editor_repor.html [Top] Michigan History Day State Finals Winners AnnouncedEditor’s Note: A full list of winners can be found in the attached pdf and also at http://www.hsmichigan.org/mhd.php. Students from the following communities were awarded: Ada, Ann Arbor, Bay County, Beverly Hills, Bloomfield Hills, Canton, Comstock Park, Eaton Raids, Farmington, Grand Haven, Grand Rapids, Grant, Hancock, Hastings, Holland, Houghton, Howell, Kalamazoo, Marquette, Midland, Muskegon, Painesdale, Plymouth, South Haven, and Whitehall. This year an estimated 5,500 students competed in the History Day program statewide in Special award prizes were also given to students and sponsored by the Friends of Michigan History, the Michigan Women’s Studies Association, the Michigan Roundtable of the Lexington Group in Transportation, the Michigan Archival Association, the Michigan Oral History Association, the Michigan Genealogical Council and the Association for Great Lakes Maritime History. All entries in the competition were tied in some way to the National History Day theme for 2008, Conflict and Compromise in History. Related Documents: 2008 MHD National Finalists, Alternatives, and Special Award Winners[Top] Michigan's Female Lighthouse Keepers RecognizedThe Michigan Women's Historical Center and Hall of Fame is recognizing Female Lighthouse Keepers. The museum is the first in Michigan to cover this topic. The exhibit will be open from January 14 to June 27, 2008. Click on the link to read the entire press release. Related Documents: Female Lighthouse Keepers Recognized in Exhibit at Womens Historical Center[Top] Going to the Blazes: One-Hundred-Sixty Years of the Grand Rapids Fire DepartmentDennis W. Morrow, Pastor at Saints Peter and Paul Parish and Chaplain for the Grand Rapids Fire and Police Department will present Going to Blazes: one-Hundred-Sixty Years of the Grand Rapids Fire Department at the Grand Rapids Historical Society's Annual Meeting. No dramatic disaster underwrote the organization of fire-fighting in Grand Rapids, but by 1848 citizens began institutionalizing practices, buying the equipment, and building the housing that has developed over 160 years into the professional GRFD we know today. Click on the link below to read the entire article. Related Documents: Going to the Blazes[Top] Diana Barrett Wins State History Award in the Communications DivisionLarry J. Wagenaar, Executive Director of the Historical Society of Michigan, announced today that Diana Barrett has won the State History Award in the Communications division for the GR Historical Commission's new virtual archive: http://www.historygrandrapids.org She will be honored on September 28th at the State History Conference in Macomb County: http://www.hsmichigan.org/meetings.php. To read more about the archive, click on the link below. Related Documents: Diana Barrett Wins State History Award[Top] Two West Michigan Women to be Inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of FameTwo women, Gertrude Buck and Emma Cole, are being inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame on October 17. Read about them by clicking the links below. Related Documents: Emma Cole by Julie StiversDr. Gertrude Buck by Jo Ellyn Clarey[Top] Grand Rapids History: The Grand Rapids Historical Commission Online ArchiveIf a picture is worth 1,000 words, imagine what you can do with thousands of pictures! It is the plan of the Grand Rapids Historical Commission at their new Online Archive, http://www.historygrandrapids.org in cooperation with the Grand Rapids Public Schools and the Grand Rapids Public Library, to collect images from local families, archives of public and private institutions and organizations, and other local sources that reflect and reveal family and community life and the ways in which Grand Rapids people worked, traveled, educated and enjoyed themselves from the mid-nineteenth through the twentieth centuries. This time of social, economic, environmental, and technological change will be documented through images that can be used to discover Visit the past by exploring the photo essays in the Explore section. The subjects of our photo essays are determined by the photos and documents offered. Sometimes they are supplemented with images from photo collections at the GR Public Library, the Public Museum of GR, and CARC (Community Archive and At the end of a photo essay you can select “Learn More” if you want to continue your exploration. There is a bibliography of books available at the Grand Rapids Public Library and a list of related websites. Our intent is to entice students and other visitors to the website to learn more about Each primary source image is accompanied by a record that provides basic information such as the date, place, creator (photographer, engraver or other source), notes and subject(s). This information allows you to search for images in many different ways using the GRHC database. Just as you might use your library online catalog to search for a book, video or other item, you can use the GRHC online catalog to locate an image, view that image and the information related to it. The multi-level search engine for the image database allows basic searches by keyword, subject, or date; refined searches where you set the criteria; and the Browse by Subject section where you can browse images in the same or related categories. The Classroom section encourages skills of observation, analysis and critical thinking for students through areas such as Primary Sources, Citation Styles, and Resources. As the site grows, lesson plans and classroom activities connecting the images and If you or your organization would like more information about how to contribute copies of your collection to the project, please contact us via the Contact Page on the website www.historygrandrapids.org. [Top] |