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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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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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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/
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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/
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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/
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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/
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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/
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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/
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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/
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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/
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