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WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH 2020

GGRWHC has planned a year filled with events highlighting the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment granting universal suffrage after a determined fight lasting over seventy years. Throughout 2020 we are focusing our mission to uncover, preserve, and celebrate the rich history of community women with extensive looks at the dynamic suffragists of Grand Rapids and their reach beyond city borders.

Susan B. Anthony Brings the National American Woman Suffrage Association to Grand Rapids March 12th, 1pm, Lowell Township Hall 2910 Alden Nash SE Susan B. Anthony had visited West Michigan many times between 1873 and 1899. But her last appearance was probably at the 1899 National American Woman Suffrage Association’s annual convention in Grand Rapids, the only time the NAWSA ever met in Michigan. Melissa Fox will consider what brought Susan B. Anthony to Grand Rapids, what other well-known suffragists (both local and national) joined her, the excitement in and around the annual convention, and how West Michigan came to host it.

Annual Reception Wednesday, March 25, 5:00-6:45pm

Donnelly Center (157 Woodward Lane SE), Aquinas College Free admission & free parking—but let us know you’re coming! RSVP at info@ggrwhc.org or 616-574-7307 Mingle with friends, old and new, at GGRWHC’s annual reception, and toast the 2020 centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment! After complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres, we will offer a brief update on our past year and a celebratory “Suffrage Sampler”! Have a taste here, and follow us for the full course! Ruth Stevens – The Early Days Melissa Fox – High Times in the 1890s Sophia Brewer – Diversifying Suffrage History Ruth Van Stee – Hijinks in the Teens Katelyn VerMerris – The Final Push Julia Bouwkamp – Digitizing Suffrage History

Women Changemakers, GVSU Kutsche Office Roundtable March 26, 8:30am-3:45pm 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, Allendale. For the full schedule from 8:30 am – 3:45 pm and to register (free) through March 19th, see https://www.gvsu.edu/kutsche/annual-local-history-roundtable-11.htm

ATHENA Legacy Tour: The Women Who Built Grand Rapids March 26, 4:30-7:00Pm Join the Grand Rapids Chamber and  Downtown Grand Rapids, Inc.  for the ATHENA Legacy Tour! Led by the  Greater Grand Rapids Women's History Council , this bus tour will explore the inclusive past of the women who built Grand Rapids and celebrate centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment in 2020! Click here to register!

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Hats off to the historical women who have shaped West Michigan!

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