Events

Presented by Asia Horne-Morton, Grand Rapids Historical Society, and Free Alchemy Studio Black women’s social clubs were more than places of fellowship—they were engines of education, activism, and cultural leadership. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the club movement spread across the country under the motto “Lifting as We Climb,” as Black women […]

Join the Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council (GGRWHC) and GVSU partners: Center for Women and Gender Equity, CLAS Flim and Visual Arts, Faculty Teaching and Learning Center, GVSU Women’s Commission, for an engaging evening celebrating the life and legacy of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Location: Loosemore Auditorium, GVSU Pew Campus Date: Tuesday, […]

For more than 50 years the Women’s Resource Center has been a support for women seeking purpose and meaningful employment. This panel discussion will feature former staff and clients examining the formative years of the WRC, including some of its early initiatives. This panel is a collaboration between the Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council […]

Learn about the role of women's diaries and scrapbooks as important sources of women's history and consider how your family records might contribute to the history of Grand Rapids-area women. Led by local researcher and writer Christine Byron, this program draws on Byron’s book Perfect Omena Day!, which provides a vivid view of summer life […]

Presented by Valerie Marvin For more than 150 years, Michigan women have proudly preserved state and local history in libraries, museums, community centers, clubs, and public buildings. They’ve suffered horrific defeats – like the loss of old Grand Rapids City Hall – and won magnificent victories, including the preservation of Michigan’s Capitol. Valerie Marvin, Michigan […]

Learn about the role of women's diaries and scrapbooks as important sources of women's history and consider how your family records might contribute to the history of Grand Rapids-area women. Led by local researcher and writer Christine Byron, this program draws on Byron’s book Perfect Omena Day!, which provides a vivid view of summer life […]

Lynn Liberato will discuss her book Michigan's CON-CON 11: Women and State Constitution-making in 1961. Learn about these pioneering women, including Grand Rapids delegates Dorothy Judd and Ella Koeze, and what it means to be a delegate engaged in revising Michigan's highest law. This program is presented with the League of Women Voters of the […]

GGRWHC president, Ruth Stevens will discuss "Getting the Vote: Michigan Women and the Path to Suffrage" at Kent District Library branches. Can't make it on September 10? Join us for an encore presentation on October 28 at Kent District Library - Lowell Branch!