Name: Historic Preservation is Women’s Work
Start: 2026-05-14T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-05-14T21:00:00-04:00

January 2026
January 17

History Detectives: “Give Mother the Vote: Images from the Women’s Suffrage Movement”
February 2026
February 12 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Lifting As We Climb: Grand Rapids Study Clubs and the Legacy of Black Women Cultural Workers

Grand Rapids Public Library 111 Library NE, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

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. […]
March 2026
March 3 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Notorious RBG: Film & Conversation

GVSU, Pew Campus, Loosemore Auditorium 301 Fulton St W, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

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 […]
March 18 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Helping Women Begin Again: The Grand Rapids Women’s Resource Center

GVSU, Pew Campus, Loosemore Auditorium 301 Fulton St W, Grand Rapids, MI, United States
May 2026
May 14 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Grand Rapids Historical Society Banquet
May 14 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Historic Preservation is Women’s Work

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 […]