Votes for Women, Ja!

On October 26 at 1:30 pm the Roseau County Historical Society and Museum presents Jane Skinner Peck in:

Votes for Women, Ja!  a one-woman theatrical presentation and lecture tracing the pivotal contributions of Nordic immigrant suffragists to voting rights in Minnesota. Presenter Jane Peck is a choreographer, historian, writer, and professor. Her own female Norwegian ancestors were involved in the struggle. Through ragtime dance, acting, slides, and story, audiences are introduced to the development of feminine power and organizational skills in our Nordic grandmothers as they fought for Minnesota women’s suffrage and other social needs. These stories from a unique chapter of Minnesota history and lift the lid off the quiet Nordic grandma image!

This program is free and open to the public with refreshments being served. The program will be held at the Roseau City Center.

The museum will be open one hour prior to the program and one hour after the program so visitors have a chance to view the League of Women Voters traveling exhibit one last time