Join the Party at the Annual Reception!

 

 

A Suffragist Spring: Taking Over The Grand Rapids Press in 1914 

Ruth Van Stee

 

 Today! 9:20 a.m.

Listen to Ruth Van Stee talk with The Morning Show's (WGVU Public Radio, 88.5 FM) host, Shelley Irwin, about her upcoming program on 

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

5 p.m. Hors d'oeuvres & wine ticket bar ($5/glass)

5:30 p.m. Brief 2013-2014 annual report and election of new board members

5:45 p.m. Ruth Van Stee's Presentation

Women's City Club, lower level auditorium, 254 E. Fulton St. 

Free and Open to the Public

Free Parking is available on south side of the building or in the lot on Lafayette Ave.  

For more details, visit our website: www.ggrwhc.org

Our annual March gathering was moved to April this year only to more closely coincide with the 100th anniversary of the Suffrage Edition of The Grand Rapids Press on May 2, 2014. 

In celebration of this suffrage edition, the first section of one of the May 2, 1914, copies of The Press will be on display.

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 for which we celebrate at this year's reception. Ruth Van Stee, recently retired from the Grand Rapids Public Library, History and Special Collections department, will talk about this edition, the local women involved, and the role this local event played in the national suffrage movement.   

Join Council members for refreshments, a glass of wine, and our annual tribute to local historical women!

A free wine ticket for each member whose membership

is paid up to date

Please register for this event at either info@ggrwhc.org or ksirwin73@aol.com or 

call 616-574-7307. 

Michigan was Slow to Embrace Women's Suffrage