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SUMMARY:Here Lies a Suffragist: Celebrate the Centennial Socially but Safely!
DESCRIPTION:Here Lies a Suffragist: Celebrate the Centennial Socially but Safely!\n \nOur August 26th grave-decorating project\, Here Lies a Suffragist\, https://www.ggrwhc.org/suffrage-grand-rapids/ will substitute for our original in-person celebration. Please help us honor representative local suffragists on the centennial date of the Nineteenth Amendment\, Wednesday\, August 26th\, 2020! \nHere’s the plan! First\, read through our Here Lies a Suffragist tour guides\, and choose one woman (or more? or all!) to honor on Equality Day\, August 26th. Make a graveside visit on the 26th\, perhaps with flowers—even a single stem. The sites will be easily found—look for the purple balloons and “Votes for Women” badges. \nAs a record of your visit\, please take a photo—of the decorated gravesite certainly; but including you\, too\, if you are willing. Please post it in the comments section of our Facebook post honoring the day! (If you do not use Facebook\, please send it to our email address– info@ggrwhc.org) Don’t worry about grave clean up—we will see to it!
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/here-lies-a-suffragist-celebrate-the-centennial-socially-but-safely/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200826T190000
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SUMMARY:GGRWHC Centennial Blow-Out at St. Cecilia! [POSTPONED]
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars for the summer centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment! On the stage at St. Cecilia Music Center and at a reception upstairs later we will revel in the color and spectacle of the 72-year-long women’s suffrage movement and catch a glimpse of developments after 1920. Every year we celebrate August 26th as Equality Day. This year help us make it extra special on August 26th!
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/ggrwhc-centennial-blow-out-at-st-cecilia/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200912T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200912T150000
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SUMMARY:Generating Resources: Indexing an Army of Women
DESCRIPTION:Western Michigan Genealogical Society \nSaturday\, September 12th\, 2020 \nVirtual Program (Click Here for Zoom Link) \nGenerating Resources: Indexing an Army of Women\nJo Ellyn Clarey\, Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council\nNovember 1918\, 14\,000 local suffrage supporters \nGenealogists don’t always look to mass movements to locate individuals\, especially women–or consider taking the next step toward resource creation when they discover a forebear’s name in a group listing. This program will call for the creation of indexes akin to the lists of Civil War soldiers\, to assemble armies of women\, making them forever easier to find. It will illustrate the riches to be yielded beginning with participant lists from early women’s social movements on the local level. The records of early women’s organizations were rarely considered worthy of archival collections or even attic space; so there are often no minutes or correspondence files. But we know that disciplined searches of newly digitized newspapers can result in columns of the names of women who were committee members of local literary societies and WCTU chapters\, as well as those who embarked on political activities and wartime work. (This program will look beyond the WWI women’s registration cards\, so well known in Grand Rapids. But those 23\,000 names represent only one wartime project.) Still\, energetic searches of newspapers often stop short with the discovery of just one particular name–even when it is one among 14\,000 others who published their names in support of women’s suffrage in 1918 Grand Rapids. This program will discuss the benefits of placing ancestor names into their rich and intersecting contexts\, and the need to structure a process for doing that. \nBy profession a literary scholar\, Jo Ellyn Clarey has redirected her path into the world of local women’s history in Grand Rapids\, Michigan\, where she has been tracking down the forgotten contributions of area women. For the Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council\, she continues advancing long-term projects highlighting the roles of local women in the Michigan suffrage movement; overseeing a complete elective history of the city’s women; and organizing research on U.S. women’s immense\, but little known\, work during WWI. She has also served on the boards of the Grand Rapids Historical Society\, the Grand Rapids Historical Commission\, and acted as liaison to the Michigan Women’s Studies Association\, whose statewide conference she has chaired. Clarey has presented at and organized programming for numerous institutions and academic conferences. \n 
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/generating-resources-indexing-an-army-of-women-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200916T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200916T200000
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SUMMARY:DEMOCRACY 101: Celebrating 100 Years of Women’s Voting Rights
DESCRIPTION:*Online via Zoom \nThe 19th amendment has been praised for a century as a landmark for women’s rights. Who gained the right to vote and who didn’t? What can you do to shape the next 100 years? Join us for presentations and remarks from President Mantella\, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson\, and more. \nDEM 101 occurs on Wednesdays throughout the semester. \nVisit gvsu.edu/service/dem101 for more events!
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/democracy-101-celebrating-100-years-of-womens-voting-rights/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200916T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200916T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T134840
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SUMMARY:Reading into Suffrage History
DESCRIPTION:Reading into Suffrage History \nVirtual Book Discussion \nWednesday\, September 16th\, 7:00 – 8:30 pm \n The Woman’s Hour by Elaine Weiss \n  \nFree & open to the public \nRegister here!\nCo-sponsored by the Grand Rapids Public Library \n& the Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council \n  \n \nThe Woman’s Hour is the 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. It features summer in Tennessee one hundred years ago. And Elaine Weiss will join us on September 16th to discuss her groundbreaking book featuring the nail-biting climax of the 72-year-fight to ensure all citizens the right to vote. \nTennessee ratified the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution on August 18th\, and on the 26th it became the law of the land. We met Weiss when she visited Grand Rapids in 2018 to talk about The Woman’s Hour\, and you may have seen her recently in 2020 centennial documentaries–The Vote and Carrie Chapman Catt on PBS\, and more. We can ask her about progress on the mini-series to be based on this book! It includes Weiss’s report on an extraordinary moment in May 2020 when the voice of the daughter of a slave was heard inside the house chamber of the Tennessee Capitol. Scroll down to meet Juno Frankie Pierce! More here. \nPrior to the shut-down\, we had planned to follow our big August 26th celebration with opportunities to talk about books on suffrage history. Now the partnering groups are taking it virtual! Colleen Alles will represent the Grand Rapids Public Library\, joined by Ruth Stevens for the GGRWHC. They will sketch out questions to start\, but will try to keep the structure loose and also link content to the local history of Grand Rapids’ own suffragists. \nPlease join us even if you couldn’t finish the books. You will be inspired to keep reading! Anyone interested is welcome\, but the virtual Zoom discussion will require an RSVP through EventBrite. \nFind your own books or check one out from the Grand Rapids Public Library!  \nAs soon as possible\, use this GRPL link to place a hold. You might need to wait for a book to become available. And when you place a book on hold\, it will be available for pickup at GRPL through GRPL to Go \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/readings-in-suffrage-history/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200924T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200924T210000
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SUMMARY:PAULA MONOPOLI: CONSTITUTIONAL ORPHAN\, A CONSTITUTION DAY CELEBRATION
DESCRIPTION:*You can reserve for this event until Sept. 24th at 7:00 pm.   \nThe ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in August 1920 represented a significant movement in American history. It promised women in our republic change in their political\, civil\, and social statuses. What followed was a decade of dispute among women’s movements\, emerging from it a thin conception of the Nineteenth’s constitutional meaning as a nondiscrimination rule in voting. Why did this thin conception prevail over a broader one that included equal citizenship and gender equality? Moreover\, what is the lasting role of the Nineteenth in the Constitution today? \nIn celebrating Constitution Day and the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment\, the Hauenstein Center welcomes Paula Monopoli\, the Sol and Carlyn Hubert Professor of Law and founding director of the Women\, Leadership\, & Equality Program at Maryland Carey. In her new release\, Constitutional Orphan: Gender Equality and the Nineteenth Amendment\, Paula explores the roles of suffragists in the constitutional development of the Nineteenth Amendment. Drawing on historical sources\, case analysis\, and legal scholarship\, Paula will offer broader ways in which the Nineteenth could be used today. \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/paula-monopoli-constitutional-orphan-a-constitution-day-celebration/
LOCATION:Hauenstein Centery for Presidential Studies\, Loosemore Auditorium\, 401 Fulton Street West\, Grand Rapids\, Michigan\, 49504
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201003T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201003T143000
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SUMMARY:Conquering the Cough: Grand Rapids Women Beating Disease
DESCRIPTION:Michigan History Conference \nHistorical Society of Michigan \nFriday-Saturday\, October 2nd & 3rd\, 2020 \n  \nConquering the Cough: Grand Rapids Women Beating Disease\nJulie Hoogland\, Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council\nSue Thoms\, Spectrum Health Beat\n1:00 pm on Saturday\, October 3rd\nWhooping cough was a killer disease fought during the 1930s and 1940s by innovative public health scientists\, women on a shoestring budget\, who pioneered unorthodox field studies and inspired a creative community collaboration in Grand Rapids. Pearl Kendrick and Grace Eldering ran one of the few U.S. public health laboratories in the nation dedicated to vaccine development\, and their history in the development of controlled clinical trials is important. But\, until recently\, they have been left out of the standard histories of methodology and practice. \nIn September 2019\, the Community Legends project unveiled a sculptural grouping of Kendrick\, Eldering\, and lab assistant Loney Clinton Gordon on the south porch of the Michigan State University Research Center\, 400 Monroe Ave NW. This righting of historical amnesia with bronze public statuary honors one forgotten story of women\, race\, and vaccine development. \nForgotten histories and lessons will be revealed—that one creative solution can lead to another. The creation of the DPT vaccination—can shine a light on pressing social issues: pandemic\, vaccines\, race\, and gender. \nTo register for this online conference. \nDownload entire conference schedule. \n 
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/conquering-the-cough-grand-rapids-women-beating-disease/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201008T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201008T203000
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SUMMARY:Women Should be Seen and Heard:  Grand Rapids and the Fight for the Vote
DESCRIPTION:*Access to Virtual Online Presentation* Click Here to Register for Zoom Event and GRHS YouTube Presentation Click Here \nThe story of the women’s suffrage movement in Grand Rapids began as early as 1874 when Grand Rapids and Kent County suffragists organized and brought national leader Susan B. Anthony to Grand Rapids. Hosted by Grand Rapids suffragists Marion Carr Bliss and Cordelia Briggs\, Anthony met with local suffrage leaders and spoke at Luce’s Hall in downtown Grand Rapids to large audiences. While the 1874 campaign was unsuccessful\, suffragists persisted and finally claimed victory in 1918 when male electors voted to amend the Michigan constitution to grant women the right to vote.  \nAlong the way\, women in Grand Rapids petitioned\, marched\, spoke\, canvassed\, and organized as they fought for the right to vote.  Highlights from their campaign include the 1888 election of Harriet A. Cook to the Grand Rapids School Board\, the hosting of the 1899 convention of the National American Woman Suffrage Association at St. Cecilia Auditorium in Grand Rapids\, suffragists’ 1914 “take over” of the Grand Rapids Press\, and the final push in 1918 when suffragists blanketed the city with posters and flyers as they pressed their cause.  Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council board member Ruth Stevens will tell this story using archival photographs and the words of Grand Rapids suffragists that have been preserved in newspaper articles\, scrapbooks\, and rare oral interviews. \nRuth Stevens is a retired professor of Legal Studies at Grand Valley State University.  She earned a J.D. from the University of Michigan and a Master’s in Library and Information Science from Wayne State University\, and she is currently a member of the board of the Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council. Stevens has done extensive research on early school voting rights for Michigan women and has a special interest in the role of local suffrage organizations within the Michigan and national suffrage movements.  During this centennial year celebration of the 19th Amendment\, she has spoken to local history societies in Dowagiac\, Coloma\, Niles\, Saugatuck\, and now in Grand Rapids.  Stevens was an editor for GGRWHC’s 2020 digital suffrage exhibit\, authored materials for the Michigan Girl Scouts “Right to Vote Centennial” patch\, and created a Michigan suffrage quiz available on the website of the 2020 Women’s Vote Centennial Initiative. For these materials and more on women’s suffrage\, see:  https://www.ggrwhc.org/suffrage-home/.
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/ggrwhc-for-the-grand-rapids-historical-society/
LOCATION:Virtual – Additional Details Forthcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201014T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201014T203000
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SUMMARY:“A Woman’s Place Is Under the Dome: Michigan’s Capitol and the Woman’s Suffrage Movement”!
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, October 14th\, 7:00 pm\, join Michigan Capitol Historian Valerie Marvin for “A Woman’s Place Is Under the Dome: Michigan’s Capitol and the Woman’s Suffrage Movement”! Join this program to relive important suffrage moments under Michigan’s dome\, where you will also find Grand Rapids women lobbying and finally\, in 1921\, sitting in the state senate. The fight for woman’s suffrage began in Michigan in 1846\, when woman’s rights advocate Ernestine Rose gave two speeches in Michigan’s first Capitol. Click here for a quick Wiki introduction to the little-heralded-but-marvelous Rose. \n \nThis virtual program is sponsored by the History Hounds series of the Historical Society of Michigan for a nominal charge. For details and to register\, please click here. \nIf you are a member of the GGRWHC\, you can attend free. (Otherwise\, it is $7.) To get the organizational member number of the Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council\, please email us or call: info@ggrwhc.org or (616) 574-7307. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/a-womans-place-is-under-the-dome-michigans-capitol-and-the-womans-suffrage-movement/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201016
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201019
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED--"Beyond 100 Years of Suffrage: Moving Forward Envisioning an Inclusive Future\,” Northwestern Michigan College\, Traverse City MI
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URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/beyond-100-years-of-suffrage-moving-forward-envisioning-an-inclusive-future-northwestern-michigan-college-traverse-city-mi/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201021T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201021T203000
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SUMMARY:Reading into Suffrage History
DESCRIPTION:Reading into Suffrage History \nVirtual Book Discussion \nWednesday\, October 21st\, 7:00 – 8:30 pm \nDeath in Ten Minutes by Fern Riddell \n  \nFree & open to the public \nRegister here!\nCo-sponsored by the Grand Rapids Public Library & \nthe Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council \n  \n \n Death in Ten Minutes is a biography of Kitty Marion\, who became one of the UK’s most militant suffragettes. The book illustrates the British campaign using Kitty’s life\, and it doesn’t end in 1918 when some British women got the vote. In fact\, many US suffragists and UK suffragettes went on to use their skills for other causes and social movements. Kitty was no exception. More here. \nWe are delighted that two specialists in British women’s history will provide context and help us to make connections between the US/UK sister movements. Former GVSU administrator and history professor Gretchen Galbraith will join us from her new home at SUNY Potsdam in New York\, where she is dean of the School of Arts & Sciences; and Pamela Walker\, Professor of History at Carleton University\, will join from her home in Canada! They will help us understand how UK and US governmental systems are different\, and why that made a difference; how political parties were involved differently in the two countries; how and why both movements split apart along the way; and when history writing and language can be controversial\, and deserve discussion in itself! \nPrior to the shut-down\, we had planned to follow our big August 26th celebration with opportunities to talk about books on suffrage history. Now the partnering groups are taking it virtual! Colleen Alles\, representing the Grand Rapids Public Library\, will join Gretchen Galbraith\, Pamela Walker\, and a host for the GGRWHC. They will sketch out questions to start\, but will try to keep the structure loose and also link content to the local history of Grand Rapids’ own suffragists. \nPlease join us even if you couldn’t finish the books. You will be inspired to keep reading! Anyone interested is welcome\, but the virtual Zoom discussion will require an RSVP through EventBrite. \nFind your own books or check one out from the Grand Rapids Public Library!  \nAs soon as possible\, use this GRPL link to place a hold. You might need to wait for a book to become available. And when you place a book on hold\, it will be available for pickup at GRPL through GRPL to Go.
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/reading-into-suffrage-history/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201118T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201118T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T134840
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SUMMARY:Reading into Suffrage History
DESCRIPTION:Reading into Suffrage History \nVirtual Book Discussion \nWednesday\, November 18th\, 7:00 – 8:30 pm \nAll Bound Up Together by Martha S. Jones \n  \nFree & open to the public \nRegister here!\nCo-sponsored by the Grand Rapids Public Library & \nthe Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council \n  \n In All Bound Up Together\, Martha S. Jones explores the roles played by 19th-century black women in their communities’ social movements during the run-up to the 20th century. Covering three generations of black women activists\, she demonstrates that the “woman question” was at the core of movements against slavery and for civil rights. \nUnlike white women activists\, who usually created institutions separate from men\, black women often organized within already existing churches\, political organizations\, mutual aid societies\, and schools. Jones illustrates how women helped to shape the course of black public culture. More here. \nPrior to the shut-down\, we had planned to follow our big August 26th celebration with opportunities to talk about books on suffrage history. Now the partnering groups are taking it virtual! Colleen Alles will represent the Grand Rapids Public Library\, joined by Sophia Brewer for the GGRWHC. They will sketch out questions to start\, but will try to keep the structure loose and also link content to the local history of Grand Rapids’ own suffragists. \nPlease join us even if you couldn’t finish the books. You will be inspired to keep reading! Anyone interested is welcome\, but the virtual Zoom discussion will require an RSVP through EventBrite. \nFind your own books or check one out from the Grand Rapids Public Library!  \nAs soon as possible\, use this GRPL link to place a hold. You might need to wait for a book to become available. And when you place a book on hold\, it will be available for pickup at GRPL through GRPL to Go.
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/reading-into-suffrage-history-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210211T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210211T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T134840
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SUMMARY:LWV: African Americans in the suffrage movement
DESCRIPTION:This is an online event through the Women League of Voters GGR. https://www.facebook.com/events/1798650416965285
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/lwv-african-americans-in-the-suffrage-movement/
LOCATION:Virtual – Additional Details Forthcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210216T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210216T200000
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SUMMARY:Ebony Road for GRPL\, "Anne and Emmett"
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual presentation through the Grand Rapids Public Library. https://www.grpl.org/event/ebony-road-players-present-anne-and-emmett/
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/ebony-road-for-grpl-anne-and-emmett/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210301T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210301T113000
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SUMMARY:Solidarities: White Women and Women of Color's Activism to Secure the Vote
DESCRIPTION:“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 broader movement toward civil rights for Black\, indigenous\, people of color. Invited national scholars Liette Gidlow and Allison Lange will join Sophia Brewer and Jo Ellyn Clarey from the Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council to explore diverse women’s efforts to secure the vote. \nRegister at this web address: https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/solidarities-white-women-and-women-of-colors-activism-to-secure-the-vote/
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/solidarities-white-women-and-women-of-colors-activism-to-secure-the-vote/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210304T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210304T200000
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SUMMARY:The Daughters of Yalta: The Churchills\, Roosevelts\, and Harrimans
DESCRIPTION: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 accompany the president to Yalta. Anna was the keeper of her father’s most damaging secrets. Situated in the political maelstrom that marked the transition to a post-war world\, this is a remarkable untold story of the three intelligent young women who accompanied their famous fathers to the Yalta Conference in February 1945–and of the conference’s fateful reverberations in the waning days of World War II.
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/the-daughters-of-yalta-the-churchills-roosevelts-and-harrimans/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210305T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210305T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T134840
CREATED:20210224T004637Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210306T180911Z
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SUMMARY:History Skills Workshops - HSM
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin The Historical Society of Michigan for two different workshops on Friday\, March 5th. \n  \n“Communicating the Tale: Writing Your History Article” \nFrom 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 with editors. The speaker will also discuss establishing a clear focus and structure\, using headings effectively\, citing sources smoothly and accurately\, and achieving a professional level of style and polish. \n  \n“Sharing the Tale: Publishing Your History Book” \nFrom 1pm – 4pm Catherine Cocks of Michigan State University will take you through all the steps of creating a book\, including defining the scope\, researching and writing\, creating financial goals\, gathering illustrations\, defining the market\, printing\, and marketing the volume to the public.
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/history-skills-workshops-hsm/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210306T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210306T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T134840
CREATED:20210302T205847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210308T222508Z
UID:579282-1615023000-1615044600@www.ggrwhc.org
SUMMARY:Cast Your Vote\, The 19th Amendment - Girl Scouts Event
DESCRIPTION:“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 also feature presentations from Andrea Melvin of the Grand Rapids Public Museum\, Michigan Senator Winnie Brinks\, and Ruth Stevens of the Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council. Follow the link to sign up your Scout to earn the “Caste your Vote” badge or to learn more about the program!
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/cast-your-vote-the-19th-amendment-girl-scouts-event/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T134840
CREATED:20210302T225858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210316T125503Z
UID:579290-1615489200-1615494600@www.ggrwhc.org
SUMMARY:Fair Housing in Grand Rapids: Then and Now
DESCRIPTION:This is an event through the Grand Rapids Historical Society. \nWhere 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 more about these connections\, it seems that the stakes for equal housing opportunity have never been higher. Join Liz Keegan (Fair Housing Center of West Michigan) as she shares a history of the journey for fair housing in greater Grand Rapids. She will also share information on how housing segregation and discriminatory housing policies such as redlining continue to impact us all today.
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/fair-housing-in-grand-rapids-then-and-now/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210313T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210313T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T134840
CREATED:20210303T003954Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210316T125521Z
UID:579294-1615640400-1615654800@www.ggrwhc.org
SUMMARY:Rocking Chair Experience XIII
DESCRIPTION:Join the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs for their 13th annual Rocking Chair Experience! \nThis 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 original suffrage movement as well as 20th and 21st century women who have continued the struggle to ensure voting rights for all. \nThis is a virtual event that will be held over Zoom on Saturday\, March 13\, 2021 at 1:00pm. To attend this event please use the meeting ID number and passcode as listed below. \nMeeting ID: 9541976843\nPasscode: 459489
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/rocking-chair-experience-xiii/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210317T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210317T113000
DTSTAMP:20260403T134840
CREATED:20210215T184210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210320T154520Z
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SUMMARY:Lesser Known Women in West Michigan History
DESCRIPTION:Lesser Known Women in West Michigan History \nWednesday\, March 17th\, 10:00 am – 11:30 am \n“Lesser Known Women in West Michigan History\,” continues the 12th Annual Kutsche Local History Roundtable during March. Representatives of the Ionia County Historical Society\, Lakeshore Museum Center\, and Ada Historical Society will highlight West Michigan women whose accomplishments might not be known outside their communities. Their efforts in various industries impacted untold numbers of people and illustrate how women have leveraged their abilities and interests to make change. This panel also reflects commitment to continuing work to preserve the stories of everyday Michiganders.
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/lesser-known-women-in-west-michigan-history/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210324T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210324T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T134840
CREATED:20210210T170037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210330T160724Z
UID:579087-1616580000-1616583600@www.ggrwhc.org
SUMMARY:Grand Rapids Women & Their Work During the Great War
DESCRIPTION:“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 singular look at women’s desires as well as their actual navigation of the war industry. Women used the upheaval of wartime to balance their work as citizens—they organized a home defense and contributed to wartime industries–but they also used the emergency to advance their personal training and implement their own goals.
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/grand-rapids-women-their-work-during-the-great-war/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210326T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210326T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T134840
CREATED:20210213T171320Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210330T160820Z
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SUMMARY:GR Time Traveler Series: A Decade of Upheaval
DESCRIPTION: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. But\, suddenly in Michigan after November 1918\, the state’s women could run for anything—and they did. Grand Rapids women advanced beyond earlier races limited to school board seats and competed for City Comptroller of Grand Rapids\, State Superintendent of Public Instruction\, and\, eventually\, for national office. During the 1910s\, which began in peace and prosperity but ended in war and pandemic\, Grand Rapids women sophisticated their political game\, claimed party affiliations\, and carried their visions and concerns into public office.  \n  \nThis free\, virtual program by the GGRWHC’s Jo Ellyn Clarey is sponsored by the Grand Rapids Time Traveler Series of GVSU’s Kutsche Office of Local History. Register here: https://www.gvsu.edu/brooks/module-events-view.htm?siteModuleId=75DD7655-A450-DCC5-37EC4FF9F955F3DD&eventId=7D221E66-E31B-42A9-85A4530A10F25BD8
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/gr-time-traveler-series-a-decade-of-upheaval/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210331T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210331T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T134840
CREATED:20210215T192239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210422T132537Z
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SUMMARY:Women Who Ran! Seeking Public Office Before the Nineteenth Amendment
DESCRIPTION: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 1887 and 1920. In 1919 and 1920 alone\, they ran for Grand Rapids City Commission\, the Michigan State Senate\, and the U.S. House of Representatives—as well as City Comptroller and State Superintendent of Public Instruction! Celebrating Women’s History Month 2021\, the Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council has launched a new web page\, Women Who Ran! (https://www.ggrwhc.org/women-who-ran/) Find out who ran for what when–and check out political biographies and data that can be searched alphabetically\, chronologically\, by political office\, occupation\, marital status\, reform activity\, and party affiliation. Ever heard of the Farmer-Labor Party? Tune in! \n  \nThis free\, virtual program by the GGRWHC’s Jo Ellyn Clarey is sponsored by East Grand Rapids Branch/Kent District Library. To register: https://kdl.org/livestream/?_ga=2.209872022.2023314695.1614020516-99878386.1614020516
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/women-who-ran-seeking-public-office-before-the-nineteenth-amendment/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210422T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210422T233000
DTSTAMP:20260403T134840
CREATED:20210423T135444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210423T140238Z
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SUMMARY:Earth Day 2021
DESCRIPTION: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 the first woman appointed to the Natural Resources Commission in 1973. Her work with WMEAC still impacts conservation efforts in Michigan today. Legislature such as the 1972 Inland Lakes and Streams Act\, which continues to protect Michigan’s inland waterways from development and contamination and was made possible through the hard work of WMEAC under Wolfe’s leadership. Wolfe passed away on January 23\, 2021\, but leaves behind a legacy of trailblazing environmentalism. Learn more about her life and work in this recent WMEAC article.
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/earth-day-2021/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210510T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210510T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T134840
CREATED:20210502T192709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210510T164349Z
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SUMMARY:GGRWHC Virtual Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Zoom for our Virtual Annual Meeting on May 10th from 5:30pm – 6:00pm for organizational news and planning. \nDial-in number: 1(312)626-6799\nMeeting ID: 99376667258 \nRenew or become a member now and participate in the election of this year’s board nominees!
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/ggrwhc-virtual-annual-meeting/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210520T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210520T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T134840
CREATED:20210330T174416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210519T120652Z
UID:579530-1621537200-1621540800@www.ggrwhc.org
SUMMARY:Tracing the Steps of Lottie Wilson Jackson
DESCRIPTION: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 Americans\, this talented artist became one of America’s prominent Black suffragists. During the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) convention in 1899 at St. Cecilia Music Society in Grand Rapids\, the delegate Jackson challenged NAWSA to condemn the treatment of Black women in the South. Her resolution was addressed and tabled by Susan B. Anthony herself. Join us to learn more about Lottie’s journey. \n \n \nSophia Ward Brewer has worked in libraries for over thirty years and is currently a librarian at Grand Rapids Community College. She also serves as an elected director of the Grand Rapids Public Library board and as recent co-president of the Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council. Sophia loves to research and is a regular historical columnist in the Grand Rapids Times and Women’s Lifestyle Magazine.
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/tracing-the-steps-of-lottie-wilson-jackson/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210611T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210611T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T134840
CREATED:20210510T163932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210510T215555Z
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SUMMARY:Ebony Road Players Presents: Loving Day 2021
DESCRIPTION:Save the dates! Ebony Road Players Presents: Loving Day 2021:\nJune 11th.\nEvery year Ebony Road Players has brought together all racial and cultural facets of the community in celebration of Loving Day\, commemorating the 1967 US Supreme Court decision that struck down the criminality of interracial marriage. \nThis year they’ve lined up a weekend of virtual and in person experiences\, so check out the link for more details! \n‘The Loving Story’ Documentary and Talkback’ / June 11  /  6-8 PM \nThis 2011 HBO documentary follows Richard and Mildred Loving as they are innocently thrust to the forefront of the civil rights movement. Their actions would make way for marriage equality in 1967 and beyond. Please join us for a virtual and in person viewing and an interactive talkback after the film.
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/ebony-road-players-presents-loving-day-2021/
LOCATION:Virtual – Additional Details Forthcoming
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210703T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210703T100000
DTSTAMP:20260403T134840
CREATED:20210423T142816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210529T143106Z
UID:579707-1625299200-1625306400@www.ggrwhc.org
SUMMARY:Hollyhock Lane Parade
DESCRIPTION:For the 87th time since 1934\, the Hollyhock Lane neighborhood parade in July will march once again at 8:30 am on July 3rd! Mark your calendars for this fun event. Meet us at the corner of Calvin and Alexander at 8am & 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-4/
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210812T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210812T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T134840
CREATED:20210809T170829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210810T170310Z
UID:595150-1628762400-1628769600@www.ggrwhc.org
SUMMARY:The School Bell Series: WWI at Home and Overseas
DESCRIPTION:In 1917 American women were granted a federal mandate by the Council of National Defense when the wartime government established the CND’s Woman’s Committee\, and 17\,000 local committees sprang up immediately. Join Katelyn Bosch VerMerris (former GGRWHC board member and secretary\, now director of the Zeeland Historical Society) for the next installation of the School Bell Series\, this Thursday\, August 12 at 10:00am at the 1881 New Groningen Schoolhouse in Zeeland for her presentation\, “WWI at Home and Overseas.” Learn about the work of local women of Zeeland in creating a stronger home defense through their pioneering wartime efforts that included guaranteeing healthy food sources\, raising healthy children\, ensuring the health of women in the industrial workforce\, and contributions ranging far beyond specific war needs and their traditional gender roles. \n \nKatelyn Bosch VerMerris received an M.A. from West Virginia University in 2018 emphasizing public history\, after her B.A. from Calvin College. She has researched many local topics including the Grand Rapids unit of the Woman’s Committee of the Council of National Defense in WWI and the cultural integration of Catholic\, Hispanic migrant workers into Protestant\, Dutch Holland\, Michigan. Katelyn has worked with local cultural institutions including the Lowell Area Historical Museum\, Fallasburg Historical Society\, and the Saugatuck-Douglas History Museum. Currently\, she is the development manager at a non-profit in Holland. She also continues work as a freelance researcher and writer and is recording secretary for the board of the Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council.
URL:https://www.ggrwhc.org/event/the-school-bell-series-wwi-at-home-and-overseas/
LOCATION:1881 New Groningen Schoolhouse\, 10537 Paw Paw Dr\, Zeeland\, MI\, 49464\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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