August 2011 Calendar

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.

Events:
Art Exhibit Opening Reception
Selected Works from the Michigan Women's Historical Center Collection
Sunday, August 7, 2-4 p.m.
Free admission and light refreshments provided.

"Elly Peterson: 'Mother' of the Moderates"
Women's Equality Day Lecture & Book Signing
Wednesday, August 24, 5:30 p.m.
Elly Peterson was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1984. She was the first woman to chair a state Republican Party, twice served as assistant chair of the Republican National Committee and was the first woman to run for a U.S. Senate seat for Michigan. In 1976, Peterson served as co-chair of ERAmerica, the coalition of organizations that supported ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, and as deputy chairman of Gerald R. Ford's presidential campaign committee. In her talk, Peterson biographer Sara Fitzgerald, will reflect on the course of Peterson's career and how her experiences in politics led her to identify more closely with women's issues than those of her party.

Exhibits:
Selected Works from the Michigan Women's Historical Center Art Collection
This new exhibit features some of the treasures in the collection, including works by prominent Michigan women artists and Hall of Fame inductees, such as Patricia Hill Burnett and Gwen Frostic. Other works portray Hall of Fame inductees, such as Katherine Hill Campbell, Anna "Big Annie" Clemenc, Martha Griffiths, and Helen Milliken.

Petticoat Patriots: How Michigan Women Won the Vote
This temporary history exhibit explores how the women's suffrage movement unfolded in Michigan and the stories of over 20 Michigan women that became leading suffragists. Visitors of all ages will enjoy the engaging stories, images, and artifacts. The exhibit also features many interactive elements, including a voting booth for students to exercise their suffrage and places for visitors to share their own ideas.

The Michigan Women's Hall of Fame
The Hall of Fame features more than 250 historical and contemporary women of Michigan who have been inducted since 1983. Exhibit cases display items related to the newest class of inductees and highlighting individuals in the Hall of Fame.

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