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Museum
Hours
The Center is open Wednesday-Saturday, 12 Noon - 4 p.m.
and on the 1st Sunday of the month, 2-4 p.m. Flexible scheduling is
available to groups with advance reservations. The Center will be closed
for the holiday weekend on Saturday, April 7 - Sunday April 8, and on Friday,
April 13 for Kaleidoscope.
Events
Friends Board Meeting
Thursday, April
12, 2012, 5 pm
Michigan Women's Historical Center & Hall of Fame, Lansing
Kaleidoscope 2012: A
Day for Women
Friday, April
13, 2012
Kellogg Conference Center & Hotel, East Lansing
Visit our vendor booth at this exciting event for women. Visit:
http://www.alumni.msu.edu/kaleidoscope/ for more information.
Exhibits
Women Who Dared to
Lead: Michigan Women in Politics
Michigan women were running for office as
soon as they gained the right to vote. Yet the number of office-holding women in
the Michigan Legislature has been declining. This exhibit seeks to inspire more
women to be active in their communities by focusing on the stories of 36 members
of the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame that were forerunners for women in local,
state, and national politics. Discover their legacy though stories of struggle
and inspiration while learning what it takes to run for political office.
Treasures
On exhibit through Saturday,
April 28
View over 30 works by the highly skilled
Birmingham Society of Women Painters. Each artist created a small size work for
display, in other words a small treasure. The Birmingham Society of Women
Painters was founded in 1944 to provide formal instruction and workspace for
women painters and today is a dynamic organization of 60 artists working in a
variety of media.
Not Just a Man's War:
Michigan Women and the Civil War
In celebration of the 150th
anniversary of the Civil War, discover the unique contributions made by Michigan
women. Michigan women were on the frontline during the Civil War serving as as
nurses in hospitals and on the battlefield. Some bold women even disguised
themselves as men to serve in battle. And then there is the story of the home
front, which did not remain static during the four long years of war. Women took
on new roles and responsibilities left behind by men: they ran businesses,
tended farms, raised families, and sent their support in the form of supplies,
letters, and money-- often not knowing the condition of their soldier husband,
father, sweetheart, brother, or son.
The Michigan Women's Hall
of Fame
The Hall of Fame features 258
historical and contemporary women of Michigan who have been inducted since 1983.
Displays include artifacts highlighting individuals from the Michigan Women's
Hall of Fame. |
