"Solidarities: White Women and Women of Color's Activism to Secure the Vote," opens the 12th Annual Kutsche Local History Roundtable. While the Nineteenth Amendment ostensibly provided women the right to vote, access to the ballot was not equal. Because many Black, indigenous, women of color remained disenfranchised, this presentation will place women's suffrage in conversation with the […]

Join author Catherine Grace Katz for a virtual discussion on her book about Kathleen Harriman, a champion skier, war correspondent, and daughter of US Ambassador to the Soviet Union Averell Harriman; Sarah Churchill, an actress-turned-RAF officer, whose father Winston depended on her astute political mind; and Anna Roosevelt, chosen instead of her mother Eleanor to […]

  Join The Historical Society of Michigan for two different workshops on Friday, March 5th.   "Communicating the Tale: Writing Your History Article" From 9am to 12pm Roger Gilles of Grand Valley State University will cover creating an article—from finding the right venue and sending a query letter to submitting the finished article and working […]

“Cast Your Vote, The 19th Amendment,” is a virtual program taking place on Saturday, March 6th for Michigan Girls Scouts to learn about the suffrage movement, how voting affects our communities today, and how voting can make a difference in the future. This program is being lead by the Kalamazoo League of Voters and will […]

This is an event through the Grand Rapids Historical Society. Where you live has always undeniably determined the opportunities you have access to, including education, employment, health care, transportation, green space, and much more. Where you live also directly impacts how you live – and even your life expectancy. As we come to better understand […]

Join the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs for their 13th annual Rocking Chair Experience! This year the theme celebrates the women who have fought for the right to vote in the United States. In recognition of the centennial of the 19th Amendment the Rocking Chair Experience will honor women from the […]

"Grand Rapids Women & Their Work During the Great War," ends the 12th Annual Kutsche Local History Roundtable during March. The Greater Grand Rapids Women's History Council’s Katelyn Bosch VerMerris will examine both the paid labor and volunteer contributions of women in Grand Rapids during WWI. Utilizing rich primary sources, this presentation will provide a […]

A Decade of Upheaval:  Grand Rapids Women and Public Office in the 1910s will take us back to a heady decade when Grand Rapids women in increasing numbers stepped onto the public stage. Women had long participated in civic affairs and could even run for elective office before the Nineteenth Amendment took effect in 1920. […]

Hats off to the trailblazing women of Grand Rapids! Decades before the Nineteenth Amendment granted American women the right to vote, many had led serious political lives and even run for office. In fact, before the certification of the federal amendment in 1920, 47 different Grand Rapids women had run 82 campaigns for public office between […]