Show Your Colors

Tue, Mar 28 2023

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Midwest Genealogy Center Programming Room

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Remind Me Later

Subjects

History

Age Group

For adults

Series

Women's History Month

Presenter

Alisha Cole

Registration

Registration Required

Yellow was the symbolic color of the national women’s suffrage movement. Suffragists encouraged supporters to “show your colors” by wearing yellow ribbons, buttons, and sashes. Hear stories of the struggle for women’s suffrage and the ratification of the 19th amendment featuring Ida B. Wells, Susan B. Anthony, Amelia Bloomer, and more.

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