Live @ the Library

Tuesday, March 18th at 7:00 p.m.
In honor of Women’s History Month, Rachel Jaunese and Pamela VandenBerg will present a fascinating look at Women’s Suffrage in Newaygo County together.
Quietly Active: Newaygo County and Women’s Suffrage
How did rural Newaygo County women engage with the suffrage movement? Quietly. Local women did not throw big parades or showy protests, but were quietly working for their right to vote. Learn how local women engaged with the suffrage movement at the state, national, and international levels in the decade leading up to the 19th amendment. Presented by Rachel Jaunese, a middle school social studies teacher with a Master’s degree in History from CMU.
Women Who Ran: A Brief History of Lady Candidates Who Ran in Local Elections
Newaygo County women did not wait for equal enfranchisement to claim their right as candidates. Local women were running in county-wide elections as early as 1903. Learn about local trailblazing women who not only won elections but also significantly enriched our community in the process. Presented by Pamela VandenBerg, a local historian who specializes in Women's History. She is an alumni of GVSU and began her career at the Public Museum of Grand Rapids.