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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.
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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