Grand Rapids Public Museum holds a precious and iconic image of the women's suffrage movement: a poster given to newly registered female voters in Grand Rapids in 1919. The poster, decorated in patriotic colors of red, white, and blue, proclaims, "A woman here registered to vote thereby assuming the responsibility of citizenship." Join Ruth Stevens, […]

From 1956 to 1958, Minnie Forbes owned the Negro League Baseball Team the Detroit Stars. Join George Bayard of the Grand Rapids African American Museum and Archives to learn more about the Negro Leagues and their local and national impact and enjoy his conversation with Minnie Forbes about her experiences owning the team.

Dr. Liette Gidlow of Wayne State University explores the development of the League of Women Voters in Grand Rapids and First Lady Betty Ford's historic membership during the fight for the ERA.