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Events:
26th Annual Michigan Women's Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Dinner
Wednesday,
October 21, 2009
Kellogg Hotel
and Conference Center, East Lansing
5:00 p.m.
reception; 6:00 p.m. dinner; 7:00 p.m. program
Join us for an enlightening, inspiring, and
entertaining evening as we induct the 2009 class of distinguished women
past and present into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame. Ticket,
advertising, and sponsorship details to follow.
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.
"Birds, Butterflies, and Blossoms"
August 9-October 30, 2009
Okemos artist Rebecca Case
conveys her love of the outdoors in this exhibit of paintings and
photographs celebrating the beauty and bounty of nature in Michigan.
Case has been painting and drawing since she was eight years old and
says, "I love to explore our world and the creatures in it."
"Resourceful
Women: 20 Who Worked to Preserve Michigan's Water, Woods, and Wildlife"
September 20, 2009-February 19, 2010
Against a backdrop of a timeline
marking conservation milestones in Michigan history, this engaging
exhibit will examine the contributions of 20
courageous women who—through their work as politicians, policy makers,
artists, activists, educators, and scientists—helped Michigan recover
from not one but two environmental crises in the
twentieth
century. Hands-on activities for children include a
design-a-state-park station, a Michigan birds identification activity,
and water purity testing. |
