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Exhibits
The Michigan Women’s
Hall of Fame
The Hall
of Fame features more than 200 historical and
contemporary women of Michigan who have been
inducted since 1983. This permanent exhibit
offers introductions to and highlights from the lives
of each woman.
"Votes for Women"
This returning exhibit chronicles the history of the
women's suffrage movement. You'll be introduced to national leaders such
as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton as well as Michigan women
who figured prominently in the movement, including May Stocking Knaggs
(Bay City), Anna Howard Shaw (Big Rapids), and Sojourner Truth (Battle
Creek). Among the many interesting artifacts is a copy of the Women's
Century Calendar dated 1900 which is signed by Anthony.
"Ladies of the Lights: Michigan Women in
the U.S. Lighthouse Service"
January 14-June 27, 2008
Lighthouse keeping in the 19th and early
20th centuries was a rugged life of long hours and hard work
punctuated by periods of real peril. Not a profession for the
fainthearted, it was thought to be unsuitable employment for the “fairer
sex.” But at least 50
women in Michigan proved the naysayers wrong. Acting
as both assistants and full-fledged keepers, these women served the
sailing community with distinction for more than 100 years—often
juggling their official duties with the demands of raising a family. And
more than one woman gave her life while in the
Lighthouse Service. Stirring stories of
dedication and determination may be found in this new exhibit, as well
as hands-on activities for young and old!
Download a Teacher Activity Booklet about this exhibit
In the Belen Art Gallery...
"Painted Music"
January 27-March 28, 2008
Artist and
educator Edee Joppich leads a group of women painters from the Visual
Arts Association of Livonia in exploring the use of watercolors to
describe another art form: music.
"Legacy: An Artist and Her Students"
April 6-May 31, 2008
Experience firsthand the drawings of artist/educator Shirley Hazlett and
her young charges from Lansing's Pleasant View Magnet School for the
Visual and Performing Arts. “My goal in
developing this exhibit," Hazlett noted, "was to examine the
teacher/student relationship, the exchange of ideas between the two, and
how students sometimes model their work after that of their teachers.”
The graphite and colored pencil drawings will feature portraits—several
of them depicting honorees in the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame—and
still lifes. The young artists include representatives from Pleasant
View’s sixth, seventh, and eighth grades as well as ninth graders who
recently graduated from the school. |