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Will Your Vote Count? A Look at 100 Years of Suffrage and How Voting is Changing Today
Panel Discussion
Exhibit Related Events
Thursday September 9th
7:30 to 9:00 p.m.
MOHAI Auditorium
MOHAI and the League of Women Voters of Greater Seattle host a stimulating panel discussion which explores how American democracy has been affected by the female voter. How has female suffrage influenced politics and social issues in Washington state over the last 100 years? What challenges do voting women continue to face today, and how will the rights of voters--male and female--be altered with the incorporation of the digital age into our democratic practices?
Panelists include:
Shanna Stevenson, Historian and curator of the exhibit, Women’s Votes, Women’s Voices
Sherril Huff, Director of King County Records and Elections
Holly Jacobsen, Voter Action’s Co-Founder and Executive Director
Moderator: Allison Feher, President, League of Women Voters of Greater Seattle
Light refreshments provided.
Panelists include:
Shanna Stevenson, Historian and curator of the exhibit, Women’s Votes, Women’s Voices
Sherril Huff, Director of King County Records and Elections
Holly Jacobsen, Voter Action’s Co-Founder and Executive Director
Moderator: Allison Feher, President, League of Women Voters of Greater Seattle
Light refreshments provided.
Find out about the Exhibit
Cost: Free
Contact:
Helen Divjak | 206-324-1126 Ext. 30
Thursday September 16th
6 p.m. social hour, 7 p.m. program
Third Place Books in Ravenna
Michael Lieberman, rare-book specialist and owner of Wessel & Lieberman Booksellers in Pioneer Square, leads an informal discussion on the confluence of the print and digital worlds. Has the digital age made books obsolete or more powerful than ever before? Also, learn about Third Place Book’s amazing digital book-making machine, “Ginger”.
Enjoy American Experience like never before at a new series of events, KCTS 9’s History Cafes. See a sneak preview of the new season, meet fellow history buffs, hear fascinating insights on history from expert speakers, and share your thoughts during the discussions.
Join us on the 3rd Thursday of each month at Third Place Books in Ravenna for this event series brought to you by KCTS 9, MOHAI, Seattle Public Libraries, HistoryLink.org, WGBH, and The Pub at Third Place Books – Ravenna.
Arrive early for Happy Hour at The Pub and Vios Café, and stay late for lively discussion!
Enjoy American Experience like never before at a new series of events, KCTS 9’s History Cafes. See a sneak preview of the new season, meet fellow history buffs, hear fascinating insights on history from expert speakers, and share your thoughts during the discussions.
Join us on the 3rd Thursday of each month at Third Place Books in Ravenna for this event series brought to you by KCTS 9, MOHAI, Seattle Public Libraries, HistoryLink.org, WGBH, and The Pub at Third Place Books – Ravenna.
Arrive early for Happy Hour at The Pub and Vios Café, and stay late for lively discussion!
Cost: Free
Contact:
Helen Divjak | (206) 324-1126
Thursday September 16th
6 to 8 p.m.
Seattle Justice Center, 600 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104
Join the Museum of History and Industry and Seattle Architecture Foundation as we explore Seattle's role in Washington's equal suffrage campaign--a movement as old as the city itself. While walking the streets of Pioneer Square, become acquainted with early Seattleites and their efforts to give women a political voice; efforts that culminated in the passage of female suffrage in Washington State November 1910. This tour is given in conjunction with MOHAI's exhibit Women's Votes, Women's Voices opening in July.
Find out about the Exhibit
Cost: $15 for General, $10 for MOHAI members
Tickets/Registration: Register at brownpapertickets.com or call (800) 838-3006
Contact:
Helen Divjak | (206) 324-1126
Sunday September 19th
$15 for General, $10 for MOHAI members
Seattle Justice Center, 600 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104
Join the Museum of History and Industry and Seattle Architecture Foundation as we explore Seattle's role in Washington's equal suffrage campaign--a movement as old as the city itself. While walking the streets of Pioneer Square, become acquainted with early Seattleites and their efforts to give women a political voice; efforts that culminated in the passage of female suffrage in Washington State November 1910. This tour is given in conjunction with MOHAI's exhibit Women's Votes, Women's Voices opening in July.
Find out about the Exhibit
Cost: $15 for General, $10 for MOHAI members
Tickets/Registration: Register at brownpapertickets.com call (800) 838-3006
Contact:
Helen Divjak | (206) 324-1126
Saturday September 25th
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
MOHAI
Museum Day is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian Media in which participating museums across the country open their doors for free to anyone presenting a Museum Day Ticket.
Tickets are available at the Smithsonian Museum Day website.
Tickets are available at the Smithsonian Museum Day website.
Cost: Free admission with Museum Day ticket
Tickets/Registration: microsite.smithsonianmag.com
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