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History Revealed: Redefining Citizenship
Sara EggeRedefining Citizenship: The Fight for the Right to Vote in Minnesota and the Midwest Sara Egge History Revealed Series Program Date: March 18, 2021 Video on YouTube In partnership with the Roseville Library and the East Side Freedom Library. Examining how women won…
History Revealed: Grace Holmes Carlson
Donna T. Haverty-Stacke, Greg Poferl, Linda Leighton, and Mary WingerdThe Fierce Life of Grace Holmes Carlson A Conversation Between Author Donna T. Haverty-Stacke and Reader/Discussants Greg Poferl, Linda Leighton, and Mary Wingerd History Revealed Series Program Date: 03/04/2021 Video on YouTube On December 8, 1941, Grace Holmes Carlson, the only female defendant…
History Revealed: Hope In the Struggle
Dr. Josie Johnson & Tish JonesHope In the Struggle A Conversation with Dr. Josie Johnson and Tish Jones History Revealed Series Program Date: February 23, 2021 Video on YouTube In partnership with the East Side Freedom Library and the Roseville Library How did a Black woman from Texas become…
History Revealed: The Persistence Exhibition
Mollie Spillman, Dr. Bobbie Scott and Hannah Boehme, Daniel Brevick, Stephanie Kiihn, Klaire Lockheart, Anika Schneider, Lesley Walton, Sadie Ward, Hilary Woods, Mary YounkinThe Art and History of the Persistence Exhibition Mollie Spillman, Dr. Bobbie Scott and exhibition artists History Revealed Series Program Date: February 18, 2021 Video on YouTube With RCHS Curator Mollie Spilman; and historian and exhibition consultant Dr. Bobbie Scott; artists Hannah Boehme,…
History Revealed: Turnout
Joan Growe and Lori SturdevantTurnout: Making Minnesota the State That Votes Joan Growe and Lori Sturdevant History Revealed Series Program Date: December 3, 2020 Video on YouTube In “Turnout,” the architect and chief promoter of Minnesota’s high voter turnout tells her story, showing how hard work and cooperation…
History Revealed: Suffrage in Minnesota
Kate RobertsHistory Revealed: Women’s Suffrage in Minnesota Kate Roberts History Revealed Series Program Date: October 22, 2020 YouTube Video In partnership with the Roseville Library The passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920 expanded voting rights for women and opened up an entire new…
Persistence Exhibition Celebration
Ramsey County Historical SocietyVirtual Celebration of the Persistence: Continuing the Struggle for Suffrage and Equality, 1848-2020 Exhibition Program Date: October 8, 2020 YouTube Video Celebration with the artists and historians that contributed to the exhibition. Visit exhibition-persistence.rchs.com to view the exhibition in full.
History Revealed: Suffrage at 100
Stacie Taranto and Leandra ZarnowSuffrage at 100: Women in American Politics since 1920 Stacie Taranto and Leandra Zarnow History Revealed Series Program Date: October 1, 2020 YouTube Video In partnership with the East Side Freedom Library Editors & authors Stacie Taranto and Leandra Zarnow will discuss their book,…
The Crusade for Forgotten Souls: Reforming Minnesota’s Mental Institutions, 1946–1954
Reviewer: Gary GleasonThe Crusade for Forgotten Souls: Reforming Minnesota’s Mental Institutions, 1946–1954 Susan Bartlett Foote Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2018 312 pages; soft cover; photos; $22.95 Susan Bartlett Foote has written an impressive book that combines a great story and exhaustive research about the early years of social…