Hollyhock Lane 4th of July Parade
Ottawa Hills neighborhood, Grand Rapids, MIAnnual Ottawa Hills Hollyhock Lane 4th of July Parade. You are invited to join us as we continue the tradition of marching in the Hollyhock Parade. Meet us at the […]
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Women’s Equality Day
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50 Years Later: A Look Back at the Fight Over the ERA in Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Public Library 111 Library NE, Grand Rapids, MI, United StatesAfter the passage of the 19th Amendment, a broader Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) for women was introduced in Congress. Nora Salas and Ruth Stevens will provide a local perspective on […]
The Second Surge: Women Running for Public Office in the 1970s
St. Cecilia Music Center 24 Ransom NE, Grand Rapids, MI, United StatesSpeaker: Jo Ellyn Clarey Suddenly in the seventies, Kent County women broke through a barrier that had limited their runs for public office mostly to local school board races. They […]
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2023 GGRWHC Annual Meeting
Grand Rapids Public Library 111 Library NE, Grand Rapids, MI, United StatesGrand Rapids Public Library, VanderVeen Room Agenda: President’s Report – Kathleen VanderVeen Treasurer’s Report – Julie Tabberer, Vice President and Interim Treasurer Welcome New Board members: Michele Coffill, Andrea Riley […]
The Grand Rapids Dominican Sisters: Serving People on the Margins of Society
Grand Rapids Public Library 111 Library NE, Grand Rapids, MI, United StatesElizabeth Chamberlain, an adjunct professor of history at Aquinas College, will examine the late twentieth-century activism of the Grand Rapids Dominican Sisters; the ways in which communities perceived their social […]
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Hollyhock Lane 4th of July Parade (2023)
Ottawa Hills neighborhood, Grand Rapids, MIAnnual Ottawa Hills Hollyhock Lane 4th of July Parade You are invited to join us as we continue the tradition of marching in the Hollyhock Parade. Meet us at the […]