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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
Conquering the Cough: Grand Rapids Women Beating Disease
Michigan History Conference Historical Society of Michigan Friday-Saturday, October 2nd & 3rd, 2020 Conquering the Cough: Grand Rapids Women Beating Disease Julie Hoogland, Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council […]
Women Should be Seen and Heard: Grand Rapids and the Fight for the Vote
Virtual - Additional Details Forthcoming*Access to Virtual Online Presentation* Click Here to Register for Zoom Event and GRHS YouTube Presentation Click Here The story of the women’s suffrage movement in Grand Rapids began as […]
“A Woman’s Place Is Under the Dome: Michigan’s Capitol and the Woman’s Suffrage Movement”!
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 […]