Emily Burton Ketcham Graveside Event on Her Birth Date in 1838
On July 16th, 2020, between 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm, we will honor “Michigan’s greatest suffragist,” Emily Burton Ketcham, at an informal gathering by her grave site on the anniversary […]
Saugatuck-Douglas History Center – Tuesday Talks, “Getting the Vote: Michigan Women and the Path to Suffrage,”
Getting the Vote: Michigan Women and the Path to Suffrage Zoom: Saugatuck-Douglas History Center, Tuesday Talks July 28 at 11:00 a.m. Free -- for directions, RSVP via Eventbrite For the […]
Relax at Rosa with the GGRWHC!
Relax at Rosa with the GGRWHC! Thursday, August 20th, Noon to 1:30pm Grand Rapids Art Museum Patio The Relax at Rosa lunchtime entertainment series downtown occurs from Noon to 1:30 […]
Here Lies a Suffragist: Celebrate the Centennial Socially but Safely!
Here Lies a Suffragist: Celebrate the Centennial Socially but Safely! Our 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 […]
GGRWHC Centennial Blow-Out at St. Cecilia! [POSTPONED]
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 […]
Generating Resources: Indexing an Army of Women
Western Michigan Genealogical Society Saturday, September 12th, 2020 Virtual Program (Click Here for Zoom Link) Generating Resources: Indexing an Army of Women Jo Ellyn Clarey, Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History […]
DEMOCRACY 101: Celebrating 100 Years of Women’s Voting Rights
*Online via Zoom The 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 […]
Reading into Suffrage History
Reading into Suffrage History Virtual Book Discussion Wednesday, September 16th, 7:00 - 8:30 pm The Woman's Hour by Elaine Weiss Free & open to the public Register here! Co-sponsored […]
PAULA MONOPOLI: CONSTITUTIONAL ORPHAN, A CONSTITUTION DAY CELEBRATION
Hauenstein Centery for Presidential Studies, Loosemore Auditorium 401 Fulton Street West, Grand Rapids, Michigan*You can reserve for this event until Sept. 24th at 7:00 pm. The ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in August 1920 represented a significant movement in American history. It promised […]