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Wearing Different Hats: Women at Work and Play in West MichiganLEGACY 2010 Calendar of Events
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=1http://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, 4th 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 Download: Legacy Landmarks Brochure Download: Legacy Landmarks Map
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, 4th 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 Wilsonhttp://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-woman 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 |