Women Trailblazers: Celebrating 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage in Germany and the U.S.

Wege Ballroom at Aquinas College 1700 Fulton St. E

The Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council will join a collaborative event featuring representatives from academics, the community, and the German Embassy. A panel discussion will highlight milestones in women’s history before and after suffrage was achieved in Germany and the United States. There will also be a poster exhibition on the German suffrage movement. […]

Grand Rapids Women Architects 1920s-1970s

Join the Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council and architectural researcher Pamela VanderPloeg (grandrapidsbuildings.com) on Saturday, October 5 for a presentation and walking tour on Grand Rapids female architects and their influence on homes and neighborhoods, both locally and nationally, from 1920-1970. We will meet at 1pm in the beautiful Gothic-designed Klise Memorial Chapel at […]

From Managerial Void to the Medical Mile:  The Evolving Roles of Women and the Enduring Presence of History 

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

Fleshing out the history of women founders of early Grand Rapids medical institutions, GGRWHC's Julia Bouwkamp will reveal a pattern where they were pushed from the centers of organizations they had created to the more feminine realm of nursing. Despite their marginalization, these nineteenth-century women exploited limiting ideas about gender to continue the expansion and […]

Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame Inductions

This event takes place at the TCF Center, Detroit. Visit Michigan Women Forward for more information about the event and the 2019 inductees: https://miwf.org/event/michigan-womens-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony/

History Detectives

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

One day, six programs! Join us at 11:30am for the GGRWHC sponsored program,"CENTENNIAL 2020! Grand Rapids, Suffrage City,” presented by Julia Bouwkamp & Jo Ellyn Clarey - or stay for the whole day! History Detectives always has a range of programs to offer local history fans, and this year is no different! Visit the History […]

Takeover! Grand Rapids Suffragists and the 1914 Grand Rapids Press

Kent District Library - East Grand Rapids

When setting goals for 1914, the National Equal Suffrage Association called for rallies, participation in parades, and the take over of local newspapers for a day across the country to argue for the cause. The Grand Rapids Equal Suffrage Association met this challenge by editing and producing the edition of May 2, 1914 issue of […]

Susan B. Anthony Brings the National American Woman Suffrage Association to Grand Rapids

Lowell Area Historical Museum

Melissa Fox will present at the Lowell Area Historical Museum & Friends of the Englehardt Library in Lowell. Susan B. Anthony visited West Michigan many times beginning in 1873. Her last appearance was at the 1899 NAWSA convention held at the St. Cecilia Music Society, the only time it ever met in Michigan.

POSTPONED – GGRWHC Annual Meeting & Reception

John F. Donnelly Conference Center at Aquinas College

GGRWHC annual reception and “Suffrage Sampler: Celebrating the Centennial of the 19th Amendment,” 5:00 – 6:45 pm, Donnelly Center (157 Woodward Lane SE), Aquinas College. Hors d’oeuvres & wine; Free & open to the public. (Please RSVP at info@ggrwhc.org or 616-574-7307) Mingle with friends and lift a glass for the centennial of the 19th Amendment, […]

CANCELED – Kutsche Office Roundtable

Women Changemakers, GVSU Kutsche Office Roundtable – 11:30 am, “A New Digital Exhibit on Women's Suffrage in Grand Rapids,” GGRWHC’s Julia Bouwkamp; & 1:15 pm, "It Took a Family: Domestic Roles and the Civic Engagement of Alde Blake," Blake descendants Moana Kutsche & Robert McArdle, with GGRWHC’s Jo Ellyn Clarey, GVSU Kirkhof Center, R. 2204, […]