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 […]
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 […]
Lesser Known Women in West Michigan History Wednesday, March 17th, 10:00 am - 11:30 am "Lesser Known Women in West Michigan History," continues the 12th Annual Kutsche Local History Roundtable […]
"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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
On this 51st Earth Day we are remembering and celebrating the life and work of environmentalist Joan Luedders Wolfe who founded West Michigan Environmental Action Council in 1968 and was […]
Join us on Zoom for our Virtual Annual Meeting on May 10th from 5:30pm - 6:00pm for organizational news and planning. Dial-in number: 1(312)626-6799 Meeting ID: 99376667258 Renew or become […]
Lottie Wilson Jackson (1854-1914) was a well-known artist, activist, and self-made African American woman who defied difficult odds during the Progressive Era. Along with her eye-opening portraits of famous Black […]
Save the dates! Ebony Road Players Presents: Loving Day 2021: June 11th. Every year Ebony Road Players has brought together all racial and cultural facets of the community in celebration […]