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Reading into Suffrage History Virtual Book Discussion Wednesday, October 21st, 7:00 – 8:30 pm Death in Ten Minutes by Fern Riddell Free...
October 21 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmReading into Suffrage History Virtual Book Discussion Wednesday, November 18th, 7:00 – 8:30 pm All Bound Up Together by Martha S. Jones Fre...
November 18 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmAlthough GGRWHC’s programming to honor the 19th Amendment centennial has been interrupted by the coronavirus outbreak, we invite you to stick with us virtually into the foreseeable future. During the rest of 2020, we will not forget the centennial celebration; but we will widen our focus. Please stay tuned about August 26th’s HER VOICE HER […]
Join us on Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 7:00pm at the Grand Rapids Public Library where Julia Bouwkamp will present From Managerial Void to the Medical Mile: The Evolving Roles of Women and the Enduring Presence of History. Known for its thriving medical institutions, Grand Rapids today soars above its past, having forgotten whole chapters […]
Grand Rapids architect and engineer, Marion Frances Blood, had an extraordinary talent that was spotted early by her mentor Architect Kenneth Welch who was Grand Rapids first official City Planner. After graduating from the University of Michigan in 1924, Blood won the coveted UM Booth Graduate Prize in Architecture and traveled in Europe for eight […]
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