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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 Presidents' Day
weekend: February 18-20, 2012.
Events
Art Exhibit Opening
Reception
Sunday, February 5, 2-4 p.m.
Join us for the
opening reception for the new art exhibit, Treasures, created by the Birmingham
Society of Women Painters. Free admission and light refreshments served.
LWV 91st
Anniversary Champagne, Chocolate & Jazz Celebration
Tuesday, February 14, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Please join us for champagne,
chocolate & jazz, provided by the Grove Street Combo. Funds raised will
benefit the League of Women Voters of the Lansing Area Education Fund
and the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame.Your
can make reservations for $25/person or $45/two people by sending a
check to the LWV-LA, P.O. Box 971, East Lansing, MI 48826 or pay at the
door.
Exhibits
Treasures
This exhibit features
works created by the Birmingham Society of Women Painters.
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.
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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