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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,…
History Revealed: Sterling Club
Jeremiah Ellis with Levi Brady101 Years of the Sterling Club Jeremiah Ellis with Levi Brady History Revealed Program Date: September 24, 2020 YouTube Video Author and historian Jeremiah Ellis welcomed special guest, former Sterling Club President Levi Brady as they shared the history of the Sterling Club, an…
History Revealed: Closing Time
Bill Lindeke and Andy SturdevantClosing Time Bill Lindeke and Andy Sturdevant History Revealed Series Program Date: September 17, 2020 YouTube Video Authors and historians Bill Lindeke and Andy Sturdevant talk about the history of some of the iconic bars that have come and gone in the Twin…
History Revealed: Connemara Irish
Jane KennedyThe Connemara Irish, Despair in the Heartland Jane Kennedy History Revealed Series Program Date: August 27, 2020 YouTube Video When people living in the Connemara region of Western Ireland were offered assistance to escape from the ravages of famine and disease, they knew little…
Council Chamber Artwork
City of Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Ramsey County Historical SocietyCouncil Chamber Artwork Presentation Event Program Date: August 19, 2020 YouTube Video Presentation of the artwork for the Ramsey County Courthouse/Saint Paul City Hall Council Chambers. RCHS thanks the artists, the Art Selection Task Force, Ramsey County and the City of Saint Paul for assisting…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2020: “Votes for Everywoman: Nellie Griswold Francis, the Women of Rondo, and Their Suffrage Crusade”
Leetta M. DouglasVotes for Everywoman: Nellie Griswold Francis, the Women of Rondo, and Their Suffrage Crusade Author: Leetta M. Douglas A century ago, women of Minnesota, along with suffragists across the nation, won the hard-fought battle for the right to vote with the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment. Some…
Ramsey County History – Summer 2020: “The View from Summit Avenue: Inspiration Point for Sinclair Lewis’s Main Street”
Ralph L. GoldsteinThe View from Summit Avenue: Inspiration Point for Sinclair Lewis’s Main Street Author: Ralph L. Goldstein When a young Sinclair Lewis traveled to Saint Paul at the turn of the twentieth century to take his Yale University entrance exams, he found time to explore the city, marveling at…