LEGACY -- Week 1 Calendar of Events
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Monday, March 1
Photo Essays of the Week: Virtual History from the Grand Rapids Historical Commission
Individuals Pushing the Arts: Emily Jewell Clark & Helen Castenholz
Thursday, March 4
Thursdays at the Ford: A Series on Women's History
The Heritage of Etta Smith Wilson, Ambitious Newswoman and Passionate Ornithologist
Descended from nineteenth-century missionaries and Odawa medicine women, Wilson grew in Grand Rapids into a renowned journalist and uniquely accomplished "bird-woman."
Presenters: Cindy Laug and Connie Ingham, Grand Valley State University
7 pm, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, 303 Pearl NW
Sponsored by Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, Grand Rapids Historical Society, Greater Grand Rapids Women's History Council & Grand Rapids Historical Commission
Free and open to the public.
Contact: Diana Barrett, dbarrettgr@yahoo.com, 616-443-7503
Friday, March 5
The Resilient Tradition of Grand Rapids Women in Elective Politics
A 45-minute program by Jo Ellyn Clarey on the long and fascinating history of Grand Rapids women running for public office. Originally presented for the Progressive Women's Alliance in March 2005.
2 pm, GRTV/Cable Channel 25; repeated on March 15 and 27.
Sponsored by Progressive Women's Alliance & GRTV
Contact: Kellie Ashcroft, kellie@grcmc.org, 616-459-4788, ext 105 or Melissa Anderson, mjapwa@gmail.com, 616-498-8829
Saturday, March 6
Legacy Landmarks: Walking with Women Who Left Their Mark on Grand Rapids
Marcella Beck of the Grand Rapids Public Library's local history department will introduce a new self-guided tour to downtown sites significant in Grand Rapids women's history, after which the hardy will walk the route. The map and brochure will remain available at the downtown GRPL branch and can be downloaded from GGRWHC under March 6 programming.
10 am - coffee and pastry; 10:30 am - program on brochure; 11:30 am - guided walking tour
Grand Rapids Public Library, Vander Veen Center, 4th floor, 111 Library St NE
Sponsored by Grand Rapids Public Library, Grand Rapids Historical Commission, Grand Rapids Historical Society, & Greater Grand Rapids Women's History Council
Free and open to the public.
Contact: Kristen Corrado, kcorrado@grpl.org, 616-988-5402 x5438
Saturday, March 6
Grand Rapids on the Road to Women's Suffrage
In honor of the 90th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment in 2010, an airing of the 75-minute 1999 re-enactment of the national suffrage convention held in Grand Rapids (with Susan B. Anthony) at St. Cecilia Music Society in 1899.
8 pm, GRTV/Cable Channel 25; repeated on March 15 and 28.
Sponsored by Greater Grand Rapids Women's History Council & GRTV
Contact: Kellie Ashcroft, kellie@grcmc.org, 616-459-4788, ext 105
March 1 - August 31, 2010
Creating a Legacy: The Women of Grand Rapids
Exhibit: A look at the history of Grand Rapids focusing on the accomplishments of its female residents.
On view during regular library hours - Main Library, Grand Rapids History and Special Collections, 4th floor, 111 Library St NE, GR
Sponsored by Grand Rapids Public Library
Free and open to the public.
Contact: Kristen Corrado, kcorrado@grpl.org, 616-988-5402 x5438
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Wednesday, March 31
Legacy 2010 Finale
Climbing the Hill: 150 Years of Women Physicians in Grand Rapids
WGVU's Shelley Irwin will host a reception welcoming Dr. Marsha D. Rappley to the Grand Rapids community. The dean of the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine will join Jo Ellyn Clarey, Greater Grand Rapids Women's History Council, in a short program illustrating the rich history of local women physicians, then and now.
5 - 7 pm Hors d'oeuvres & wine ticket bar ($5/glass); 5:30 pm - program
Women's City Club, Lower level auditorium, 254 E Fulton
Sponsored by Greater Grand Rapids Women's History Council
Free, but reserve at 616-454-2425
Contact: Kyle Irwin, KSIrwin73@aol.com, 616-454-2425
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