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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180106T133000
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SUMMARY:The Wives (and Lives) of the Early Dutch Pastors - Janet Sheeres
DESCRIPTION:START the new year with new women’s history!\nOn Saturday at 1:30pm\, “The Wives (and Lives) of Early Dutch Pastors” — Unlike the biographies of early male ministers of the Christian Reformed Church in North America\, which have been well documented and honored\, the stories of their wives\, who were important community builders in their own right\, have been sadly ignored in the historical writings of the church. Now Janet Sjaarda Sheeres pulls them out of obscurity in her new book\, For Better\, For Worse. Adding to her increasing body of historical work on invisible Dutch women\, Sheeres highlights the living conditions of these women and the challenges they faced. Sponsored by the Western Michigan Genealogical Society at the Grand Rapids Public Library: http://wmgs.org/news.htm (Free and open to the public)\nPreviously\, Janet Sjaarda Sheeres has reported on early Dutch women midwives and single women immigrants\, also sidelined in early historical records. Born in the Netherlands\, Sheeres is the author of three books and over 70 articles in national and international journals. Among her many service positions\, she has been president of the Association for the Advancement of Dutch American Studies\, chair of the Christian Reformed Church Historical Committee\, and is the associate editor of Origins\, the historical magazine of Calvin College’s Heritage Hall Archives.
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/the-wives-and-lives-of-the-early-dutch-pastors-janet-sheeres/
LOCATION:Ryerson Auditorium\, Grand Rapids Public Library\, 111 Library NE\, Grand Rapids\, MI\, 49503\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180120T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180120T231500
DTSTAMP:20260403T173222
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LAST-MODIFIED:20180102T010456Z
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SUMMARY:Elective Detectives & Crowdsourcing Grand Rapids Women's History
DESCRIPTION:At History Detectives\, the Grand Rapids Public Library’s day-long offering of local history programming\, Julia Bouwkamp and Jo Ellyn Clarey will report on how the charting of 19th-century local women’s candidacy for public office is upending conventional wisdom and offering surprises about dates\, the numbers of races\, and the identities of losers. This unique historical accounting hopes to inspire cities across the nation to create their own comprehensive elective histories. And now a national crowdsourcing project\, Her Hat Was in the Ring\, has invited local researchers to share their data with the world\, to help others complete and complicate American women’s history by seeking out every woman who ran before 1920.
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/elective-detectives-crowdsourcing-grand-rapids-womens-history/
LOCATION:Grand Rapids Public Library\, 111 Library NE\, Grand Rapids\, MI\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180120T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180120T134500
DTSTAMP:20260403T173222
CREATED:20171105T052842Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180115T013424Z
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SUMMARY:African Americans in Early Grand Rapids
DESCRIPTION:At History Detectives\, GGRWHC’s Ruth Van Stee will present African Americans in Early Grand Rapids—including\, of course\, more women’s history. From 1850 to 1920 African Americans here were a steady one percent of the city’s rapidly growing population. After an overview of this vibrant community as a whole\, Van Stee will provide snapshots of individual business\, political\, and cultural leaders illustrating their life during an era that sometimes encouraged but often repressed their full involvement in this city.
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/african-americans-in-early-grand-rapids/
LOCATION:Grand Rapids Public Library\, 111 Library NE\, Grand Rapids\, MI\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180218T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180218T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173222
CREATED:20180103T015258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180116T183907Z
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SUMMARY:A Team of Her Own: Minnie Forbes & Negro League Baseball
DESCRIPTION:The last female owner of a Negro League baseball team will talk with former Grand Rapids Press columnist Jaye Beeler at Taste of Soul Sunday about playing softball at fifteen for Cook’s Brown Dolls\, a traveling team from Grand Rapids\, and playing baseball with the Kansas City Monarchs against the Grand Rapids Black Sox. When in 1956 Minnie Forbes took over her uncle Ted Rasberry’s team the Detroit Stars\, black baseball was winding down because of integration into the American major leagues. But\, along the way from player to owner\, Forbes interacted with such players as Satchel Page and Ozzie Guillen and visited the White House as the guest of President Barack Obama. This program will have two sessions\, at 1:30pm and 3:00pm. Co-sponsored by the Grand Rapids Study Club and the Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council. 
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/a-team-of-her-own-minnie-forbes-negro-league-baseball/
LOCATION:Grand Rapids Public Library\, 111 Library NE\, Grand Rapids\, MI\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180221T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180221T144500
DTSTAMP:20260403T173222
CREATED:20180115T010529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180115T012808Z
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SUMMARY:Links to the Local: Building a National Women's Elective History
DESCRIPTION:The historical charting of Grand Rapids women’s runs for public office upends conventional wisdom and offers surprises about dates\, the numbers of races\, and the identities of women who participated in local politics beginning in 1887. Julia Bouwkamp and Jo Ellyn Clarey will report on how the national crowdsourcing project Her Hat Was in the Ring invited local researchers to share their data with the world\, helping others complete and complicate American women’s history by seeking out every woman who ran before 1920. This unique historical accounting hopes to inspire cities across the nation to create their own comprehensive elective histories. \nPresented by Julia Bouwkamp & Jo Ellyn Clarey\nThis event is co-sponsored by the Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council and GVSU’s Office of Integrated Learning and Advising Community Reading Project.
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/links-to-the-local-building-a-national-womens-elective-history/
LOCATION:GVSU\, Allendale Campus\, Kirkhof Center\, RM2270
CATEGORIES:Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Kutsche Office of Local History":MAILTO:kutsche@gvsu.edu
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180302
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180303
DTSTAMP:20260403T173222
CREATED:20180220T015747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180307T191543Z
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SUMMARY:Atmosphere of Distinction
DESCRIPTION:Open to the public on March 2!  During the twentieth century\, women throughout the country took great strides toward equality and began abandoning their traditional roles\, as well as restrictive fashions\, in search of greater opportunity and comfortable clothing.  “Atmosphere of Distinction” displays how the emergence of the women’s rights movement impacted West Michigan fashion trends and how it reflected women’s changing role in society. This exhibit runs through September 1\, 2018.
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/atmosphere-of-distinction/
LOCATION:Holland Museum\, 31 W. 10th Street\, Holland\, MI\, 49423\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180313T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180313T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173222
CREATED:20180220T021430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180220T021430Z
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SUMMARY:Author Lecture with Rebecca Traister
DESCRIPTION:Community Reading Projects Author Lecture with Rebecca Traister\, author of All the Single Ladies! \nDoor open at 6:00pm\, book signing will follow the lecture.  Free and Open to the Public!
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/author-lecture-with-rebecca-traister/
LOCATION:GVSU\, Allendale Campus\, Kirkhof Center\, Grand River Room
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180315T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180315T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173223
CREATED:20180202T011124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180220T022710Z
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SUMMARY:The GGRWHC Annual Reception
DESCRIPTION:The annual reception immediately follows author Rebecca Traister’s visit to Grand Rapids on March 13 discussing her book All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation. The GGRWHC will add to the conversation by complicating the relationship between singledom and progress for women. To Traister’s examples we will add vivid anecdotes about our own “single ladies” in Grand Rapids – single for so many different reasons – and we will lift a glass to favorite married ladies for their contributions to social reform and massive change in Grand Rapids’s history. Honoring them we honor our researchers who have brought them back into the light.
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/the-ggrwhc-annual-reception/
LOCATION:John F. Donnelly Conference Center at Aquinas College
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180319T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180319T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173223
CREATED:20180208T014748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180208T015349Z
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SUMMARY:Where Have All the Flowers Gone? Rediscovering Emma Cole's 19th-Century Grand Rapids Flora
DESCRIPTION: In 1901 Emma J. Cole published Grand Rapids Flora\, a catalogue of plants growing without cultivation in the vicinity of Kent County. Enormous changes have taken place since those “horse and buggy” days\, yet her book remains the most complete account of plants specific to our area. Who was this remarkable high school teacher\, world traveller and Kent Scientific Institute botanist? Where were her favorite spots for wildflowers? Do they still exist? \nJulie Stivers will speak about the life of Emma Cole. Professor Crow will describe the work he and Dr. Warners are doing with Calvin students to rediscover Emma’s haunts and assess their natural quality today. There are interesting surprises as we don our “sleuthing” hats\, grab our hand lenses\, and observe the changes over more than 116 years.
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/where-have-all-the-flowers-gone-rediscovering-emma-coles-19th-century-grand-rapids-flora/
LOCATION:Bunker Interpretive Center at Calvin College
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180322T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180322T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173223
CREATED:20180103T020146Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180117T021033Z
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SUMMARY:Who in the World is Merze Tate?
DESCRIPTION:Author Sonya Bernard Hollins will update us on her research into the amazing life and mysteries of Merze Tate. An African American girl born in 1905 in rural Michigan\, Tate graduated first in her class from Western Michigan University in 1927\, earned a doctorate from Oxford University\, worked for the State Department\, and traveled around the world twice. She became a Howard University history professor and sometime U.S. diplomat\, held patents\, spoke five languages\, wrote seven political books\, and purchased a ticket for a flight into outer space before leaving a legacy of millions to educational institutions. Bernard Hollins will release a book on Tate soon. Maybe in March! Be there!
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/who-in-the-world-is-merze-tate/
LOCATION:Grand Rapids Public Library\, 111 Library NE\, Grand Rapids\, MI\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180323T014500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180323T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173223
CREATED:20180103T021737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180106T014225Z
UID:10388-1521769500-1521817200@www.ggrwhc.org
SUMMARY:Votes for Women: Untangling Michigan's Suffragist History
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Historical Society of Michigan’s Local History Conference in Detroit! Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council board members Jo Ellyn Clarey and Ruth Stevens will lay out Michigan’s history of local legislation initiatives and court decisions revealing the crucial role played by local school board elections as both a testing ground for suffrage and a launching point for women in elective office. They will outline a better history of suffrage organizations by correcting faulty assumptions about geography\, ethnicity\, and race; and revalue Michigan history’s effect on the national story\, illustrating once again the importance of full and accurate research about local women throughout the nation. \nFrom the conference brochure: A century ago\, Michigan granted full suffrage to women\, which at last allowed them to vote in state and local elections. In this session\, the speakers will discuss the history of the suffrage movement in Michigan; the significance of local school board elections; and the movement’s inclusion of geography\, race\, and ethnicity
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/votes-for-women-untangling-michigans-suffragist-history/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180410
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180411
DTSTAMP:20260403T173223
CREATED:20180403T234912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180403T234912Z
UID:27576-1523318400-1523404799@www.ggrwhc.org
SUMMARY:In Step with Betty Ford: In Celebration of Her Centennial
DESCRIPTION:Grand Rapids’ Central High graduate\, student of dance\, New York model\, proud mother\, and Congressman’s wife. First Lady Betty Ford spoke openly about personal and political issues near and dear to her heart; her courage endeared her to the American people as she found herself in step with the times. The exhibit run from April 10\, 2018 – January 6\, 2019.
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/in-step-with-betty-ford-in-celebration-of-her-centennial/
LOCATION:Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180418T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180418T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173223
CREATED:20180403T233849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180403T233849Z
UID:27567-1524070800-1524078000@www.ggrwhc.org
SUMMARY:Treasures Of Your Library - A White Glove Event
DESCRIPTION:The Grand Rapids Public Library Foundation will celebrate women–past\, present and future–who make Grand Rapids great. Enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at treasures from GRPL’s archival collection\, a silent auction\, appetizers\, and craft cider\, beer and wine. Tickets are $75 per person and are available at grplfoundation.org or by calling 616-988-5399.
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/treasures-of-your-library-a-white-glove-event/
LOCATION:Grand Rapids Public Library\, 111 Library NE\, Grand Rapids\, MI\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180502T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180502T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173223
CREATED:20180202T012106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180202T012106Z
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SUMMARY:National Genealogical Society 2018 Family History Conference
DESCRIPTION:GGRWHC at NGS Society Night! The national gathering of over 2000 family historians and genealogists will open its conference in Grand Rapids with “Society Night\,” where the GGRWHC will join other groups showcasing their organizations on the Center Concourse of the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel. This event is open to the public\, as will be the huge exhibit hall during the conference. Check the Society website for details: https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/home \n 
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/national-genealogical-society-2018-family-history-conference/
LOCATION:Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180505T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180505T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173223
CREATED:20180202T013115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180202T013115Z
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SUMMARY:National Genealogical Society 2018 Family History Conference
DESCRIPTION:Bringing Your Female Ancestors to Life with Archival Resources Featuring unique collections at the Grand Rapids Public Library and the ambitions of the Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council\, this GGRWHC-sponsored session will focus on the building of and identification of unusual archival resources. It will highlight materials long available but unused when researching women (century-old furniture factory newsletters) as well as materials recently sought out and donated (individual’s suffrage scrapbooks) or purposefully created (the city’s women’s entire elective history; date on nineteenth-century African American women’s clubs). Librarian Julie Tabberer will illustrate how to think beyond the usual records and to identify sources with unexpected information. Women’s historian Jo Ellyn Clarey will discuss how disparate data uncovered by genealogists and historians can be collected and shaped for easier access and analysis. They will highlight the recently finished database featuring 23\,000 Kent County women war registrants in 1918. Conference registration required.
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/national-genealogical-society-2018-family-history-conference-2/
LOCATION:DeVos Place Conference Center
CATEGORIES:Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180606
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180607
DTSTAMP:20260403T173223
CREATED:20180202T010255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180202T010255Z
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SUMMARY:Fourth Annual Midwestern History Conference
DESCRIPTION:The Long Reach of Midwestern Women into the WWI Council of National Defense and 1918 Children’s Programs – We have offered a panel presentation for this day-long conference in Grand Rapids. Admission will be free\, including a complimentary lunch\, and is open to the public. The program is the second in a three-year GGRWHC project illustrating women’s initiatives  to create a home defense by guaranteeing healthy food sources\, raising healthy children\, and ensuring the health of women in the industrial work force. This year the GGRWHC will demonstrate how women’s programs benefited children\, ensuring the ongoing health of the nation. Melissa Fox\, Jayson Otto\, and Sue Caldwell will integrate local histories into the national story by reporting on a variety of 1918 “Children’s Year” intiatives.
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/fourth-annual-midwestern-history-conference/
LOCATION:Ralph W. Hauenstein Center\, GVSU downton campus
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180704T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180704T103000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173223
CREATED:20180524T235323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180524T235323Z
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SUMMARY:Hollyhock Lane Parade
DESCRIPTION:Back by popular demand\, the GGRWHC will take to the streets to honor parading suffragists from a hundred years ago. Watch for details & join the fun with bands\, bicyclists\, candy\, and placards! To quote a past participant: this event is “oddly exhilarating”!
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/hollyhock-lane-parade/
LOCATION:Ottawa Hills neighborhood\, Grand Rapids\, MI
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180714T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180714T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173223
CREATED:20180706T234025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180706T234025Z
UID:40836-1531562400-1531566000@www.ggrwhc.org
SUMMARY:Betty Ford Sculpture Unveiling
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/betty-ford-sculpture-unveiling/
LOCATION:Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180726T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180726T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173223
CREATED:20180706T234612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180706T234612Z
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SUMMARY:Takeover! West Michigan Suffragists and the 1914 Grand Rapids Press
DESCRIPTION:Wolfgast Knocked Out by a Suffragist: Former Champion Goes Down in Three Rounds in Battle of Words” headlined the sports page of the May 2\, 1914\, edition of the Grand Rapids Press\, when local suffragists took over production of the newspaper for the day. The takeover was a result of the National American Woman Suffrage Association call for rallies and parading across the country. \nRuth Van Stee of the Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council will talk about the Grand Rapids edition\, the area women involved\, and how the work of West Michigan women fit into the national movement. Ruth will bring along hard copy of the first section of the actual 1914 suffrage edition of the Grand Rapids Press. You do not want to miss this lecture! \nThis is a free event\, but donations are always appreciated.
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/takeover-west-michigan-suffragists-and-the-1914-grand-rapids-press/
LOCATION:Holland Museum\, 31 W. 10th Street\, Holland\, MI\, 49423\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180814T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180814T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173223
CREATED:20180524T235729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180524T235729Z
UID:35718-1534269600-1534275000@www.ggrwhc.org
SUMMARY:Beyond Her Grave Bicycle Tour: The Legacies of Women Buried in Fulton Street and Oakhill Cemeteries
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by She Rides Her Own Way\, the Grand Rapids Public Library’s GR Reads program\, and the Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council\, a one-of-a-kind bicycle tour will make stops at Fulton Street and Oakhill cemeteries\, highlighting remarkable as well as lesser-known local women\, who have made a difference in the history of our city.  
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/beyond-her-grave-bicycle-tour-the-legacies-of-women-buried-in-fulton-street-and-oakhill-cemeteries/
LOCATION:Grand Rapids Public Library\, 111 Library NE\, Grand Rapids\, MI\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180818T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180818T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173223
CREATED:20180524T235943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180524T235943Z
UID:35721-1534590000-1534595400@www.ggrwhc.org
SUMMARY:Beyond Her Grave Bicycle Tour: The Legacies of Women Buried in Fulton Street and Oakhill Cemeteries
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by She Rides Her Own Way\, the Grand Rapids Public Library’s GR Reads program\, and the Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council\, a one-of-a-kind bicycle tour will make stops at Fulton Street and Oakhill cemeteries\, highlighting remarkable as well as lesser-known local women\, who have made a difference in the history of our city.  
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/beyond-her-grave-bicycle-tour-the-legacies-of-women-buried-in-fulton-street-and-oakhill-cemeteries-2/
LOCATION:Grand Rapids Public Library\, 111 Library NE\, Grand Rapids\, MI\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180823
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180824
DTSTAMP:20260403T173223
CREATED:20180525T000113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180525T000113Z
UID:35724-1534982400-1535068799@www.ggrwhc.org
SUMMARY:Observance of Women's Equality Day
DESCRIPTION:Check for us at food-truck Thursday on the patio of the Grand Rapids Art Museum! Once again\, we will buttonhole passers-by about the 98th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment and remind them of the centennial of constitutionally guaranteed universal suffrage in 2020! We’ll have great local history materials.
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/observance-of-womens-equality-day/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180823T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180823T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173223
CREATED:20180706T234906Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180706T234906Z
UID:40848-1535050800-1535054400@www.ggrwhc.org
SUMMARY:Susan B. Anthony Slept Here! National Suffrage Strategy & 1899 West Michigan
DESCRIPTION:  \nSusan B. Anthony had visited West Michigan many times\, but her last appearance was at the 1899 NAWSA annual convention in Grand Rapids\, the only time the National American Woman Suffrage Association met in Michigan. Using images and period language\, Jo Ellyn Clarey of the Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council will recreate the feel of the late-nineteenth-century meeting\, explain “why West Michigan\,” and tell the story of the recovery of this significant piece of area women’s history. Jo Ellyn will introduce descendants of Emily Burton Ketcham\, who have donated archival materials. \nThis is a free event\, but donations are always appreciated.
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/susan-b-anthony-slept-here-national-suffrage-strategy-1899-west-michigan/
LOCATION:Holland Museum\, 31 W. 10th Street\, Holland\, MI\, 49423\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180908T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180908T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173223
CREATED:20180707T000226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180707T000226Z
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SUMMARY:Diana Barrett - WWI Women's Cards
DESCRIPTION:During the week of April 27th through May 4th 1918\, twenty thousand Grand Rapids women\, half the city’s female population\, registered for the war effort. One thousand registrars were trained to conduct a twenty-to-thirty-minute interview with each woman. Her information was recorded on a 5 X 8 card\, designed and printed in Washington DC and used nationally. Unlike the male WWI registration cards\, those from the women’s nationwide registration are a data-rich resource. The men’s cards were saved; the women’s cards disappeared. Grand Rapids\, however\, had discovered a collection of 20\,000 cards housed in the Library’s attic. Since that time\, due to excellent research by genealogists and other interested researchers\, many new sources of cards\, and new information has been discovered beyond Grand Rapids and Michigan.
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/diana-barrett-wwi-womens-cards/
LOCATION:Grand Rapids Public Library\, 111 Library NE\, Grand Rapids\, MI\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180913T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180913T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173223
CREATED:20180707T001015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180707T001015Z
UID:40862-1536865200-1536868800@www.ggrwhc.org
SUMMARY:Lisa McCubbin - Betty Ford: First Lady\, Women's Advocate\, Survivor\, Trailblazer
DESCRIPTION:Hear Lisa McCubbin discuss her new book\, Betty Ford: First Lady\, Women’s Advocate\, Survivor and Trailblazer. It is based on intimate in-depth interviews with family friends and colleagues. McCubbin reveals a fiercely independent woman who had a lively sense of humor\, unwavering faith\, and an indomitable spirit – the true story behind of the most admired and influential women of our time.
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/lisa-mccubbin-betty-ford-first-lady-womens-advocate-survivor-trailblazer/
LOCATION:Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181025T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181025T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173223
CREATED:20181015T224522Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181015T224522Z
UID:51898-1540456200-1540485000@www.ggrwhc.org
SUMMARY:Educator Event: From Suffragists to Senators
DESCRIPTION:Attention\, educators! In celebration of the centennial birthday of Mrs. Betty Ford\, the Gerald R. Ford Foundation is presenting a free\, day-long professional development workshop for educators focused on women’s leadership. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of both the character and causes of Mrs. Ford as well as her contributions to women’s rights. Following a look back at the evolution of women’s leadership in this country over the last century\, participants will hear from prominent women leaders in Michigan about their experiences\, challenges\, and advice for young women. During the workshop presented by the Center for American Women and Politics\, attendees will learn strategies and activities designed to make women’s leadership visible in the classroom and to develop leadership skills in their own students. \nLight breakfast and lunch included; Educators may apply for 5 SCECH hours ($6 fee for SCECH hours). Please note: This event is free but space is limited and registration is required\, please click the link to register (responding to the Facebook event will not register you!)
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/educator-event-from-suffragists-to-senators/
LOCATION:Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181029T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181029T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173223
CREATED:20181015T224814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181015T224814Z
UID:51903-1540836000-1540839600@www.ggrwhc.org
SUMMARY:Kent County Women and WWI's Home Front Defense
DESCRIPTION:Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council President Melissa Fox will illustrate how in 1917 area women joined the largest wartime mobilization of their young country.  Long-time ideas about food\, children\, and factory life suddenly took off when women were granted a federal mandate by the establishment of Woman’s Committees by the Council of National Defense. Join us for a look at history-making in process!
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/kent-county-women-and-wwis-home-front-defense/
LOCATION:Kent District Library – Cascade Branch
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181108T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181108T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173223
CREATED:20181101T150435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181101T150435Z
UID:54505-1541703600-1541709000@www.ggrwhc.org
SUMMARY:Janet Sheeres: The Wives (and Lives) of Early Dutch Pastors
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a riveting account of the stories of early local pastors’ wives!\n\n\nWhen Janet Sjaarda Sheeres was editing a 700-page tome on early synod minutes of the Christian Reformed Church (1857-1880)\, she realized that she had waded into an all-male world\, where women’s concerns were seldom considered and their stories never recorded.\n\n\nSheeres immediately recognized a worthy historical subject! She has been in the business of finding the remarkable in seemingly ordinary women\, their stories virtually always sidelined in early historical records. From lists of births\, she has illustrated the lives of early Dutch midwives; from shipping indexes\, created pictures of single women immigrants crossing the Atlantic on their own. Now she has turned her attention to pastors’ wives\, a group of women whom no one else has thought to consider.\n\n\nThe biographies of early male ministers have been well documented. Rescuing their wives from obscurity in her new book\,  For Better\, For Worse \, Sheeres proves they were important community builders in their own right\, and highlights their living conditions and the challenges they faced. Her fascinating slides will also make visible aspects of their lives and give us another angle on nineteenth-century area history.
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/janet-sheeres-the-wives-and-lives-of-early-dutch-pastors/
LOCATION:Grand Rapids Public Library\, 111 Library NE\, Grand Rapids\, MI\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181114T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181114T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173223
CREATED:20181015T225408Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181015T225450Z
UID:51919-1542209400-1542214800@www.ggrwhc.org
SUMMARY:THE SECOND LINE OF DEFENSE: GRAND RAPIDS WOMEN AND THE GREAT WAR
DESCRIPTION:Calvin College History Colloquium! Upon U.S. entry into WWI\, national women’s groups transformed their organizational structures for war work. Grand Rapids women were among midwestern leaders whose pioneering efforts have been too long neglected. Get ahead of history–credit them!
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/the-second-line-of-defense-grand-rapids-women-and-the-great-war/
LOCATION:Meeter Center Lecture Hall
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181115T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181115T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173223
CREATED:20180707T001340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180707T001340Z
UID:40869-1542308400-1542312000@www.ggrwhc.org
SUMMARY:Elaine Weiss - The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote
DESCRIPTION:The nail-biting climax of one of the greatest political battles in American history; the fight to ratify the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution\, granting women the right to vote. Following a handful of remarkable women who led their respective forces into battle\, along with appearances by Woodrow Wilson\, Warren Harding\, Frederick Douglass\, and Eleanor Roosevelt\, The Woman’s Hour is an inspiring story of activists winning their own freedom in one of the last campaigns forged in the shadow of the Civil War\, and the beginning of the great twentieth-century battles for civil rights.
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/elaine-weiss-the-womans-hour-the-great-fight-to-win-the-vote/
LOCATION:Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
CATEGORIES:Events
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