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Events:
Be a Tourist in Your Own Town
Saturday, May 31, 2008
10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
The Michigan Women's Historical Center joins with
dozens of other attractions in a one-day event designed to increase
awareness and appreciation of all the capital area has to offer! Enjoy
expanded hours, a last chance to see the popular "Ladies of the Lights"
exhibit, and a make-and-take craft activity: build your own lighthouse
model from recycled materials. Free admission all day!
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 of each of these women.
"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 faint-hearted, 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!
"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 will include representatives from
Pleasant View’s sixth, seventh, and eighth grades as well as ninth
graders who recently graduated from the school. |
