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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
November 17 and for the
Thanksgiving Holiday: Thursday, November 24-27,
2011.
Events:
Art Exhibit Opening
Reception
Landscapes by Sue Preiss
Sunday, November 6, 2-4 p.m.
Free admission and light refreshments.
Volunteers
Needed for Charity Poker
Wednesday, November 9- Saturday, November
12, 2011
Stacks Hold'em Bar, East Lansing
Volunteers needed for 3 hour shifts to count
money and chips. Contact Debbie Wright at 517-484-1880 x203 or
info@michiganwomen.org to
help us with this fundraising opportunity.
Exhibits:
Oil Impressions
by Sue Preiss
This exhibit features the impressionistic landscapes of East Lansing
artist Sue Preiss. Visitors will be invigorated by the clear, clean
color Preiss uses to capture light in nature, in the style of the
California Impressionists.
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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