CANCELED: Women's Suffrage

When

Sunday March 22, 2020: 2:00pm to 4:00pm  Add to Calendar /   Add to Google Calendar

Where

Westgate Branch: West Side Room

Description

Due to circumstances beyond our control, this event has been canceled. We apologize for the inconvenience.

2020 is the centennial of the passage of the 19th amendment which gave all women in the United States the right to vote. Michigan was one of the first to ratify that constitutional change. But it had been a long and arduous road full of difficulties.  The goal was not just the vote. Equal rights included women’s rights to property, income, and children. For 72 years, American suffragists fought against social prejudices and each other. Join Susan Nenadic for this slideshow presentation on the efforts of the “Women’s Suffrage” movement on both a national and local level.

About the speaker

Susan L Nenadic is the author of A Purse of her Own: Occupations of Women in the Nineteenth Century and Legendary Locals of Ann Arbor, Michigan as well as many articles. Ms Nenadic provides programs throughout Michigan and teaches adult learning classes. She is a former board member of the Washtenaw County Historical Society for which she was in charge of museum exhibitions. She is currently a member of the Ann Arbor Street Exhibit Educational Committee.

This event is in partnership with the Washtenaw County Historical Society.