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  • 99th Anniversary of 19th Amendment

    Celebration of the 99th Anniversary of Women’s Right to Vote Sunday, August 25, 2019 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Boone County History & Culture Center 3801 Ponderosa Street, Columbia With A Sing-Along of Suffrage Songs with the “Joy Boys” and Guest Speaker: Catherine Rymph Professor and chair, MU Department of History “Changes in Women’s Legal Rights…

  • Suffragists on Parade

    Celebrating our Centennial! Suffragists on Parade! At the Missouri State Fair State Fair Blvd. and 16th Street. Thursday, August 8, 2019 The parade kicks off at 6 p.m. MORE INFORMATION FROM THE SEDALIA LWV: *We will gather at a member’s house, 1812 S. Grand, in Sedalia, to change into costumes, gather water bottles and fellowship…

  •   Proclamation honoring the Centennial of Missouri’s Ratification of the 19th Amendment Giving Women the Right to Vote Presented by Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, July 8, 2019 Local LWV Members attending (l to r): Mahree Skala, Brianna Lennon, Meredith Donaldson, Ellen Atkins, Marilyn McLeod, Ruth Milledge, Pam Springsteel, Joni O’Connor, Elaine Blodgett, and Carol…

  • “One Woman, One Vote”

     “One Woman, One Vote” A documentary film about the history of the struggle to win the vote for women in America  Sunday, July 14, 2019 2:00 p.m. (refreshments, 1:30) Columbia Public Library, Friends Room This event, which is free and open to the public, is cosponsored by the Columbia Public Library. About the film: The…

  • Governor’s Proclamation

     Presentation of the Governor’s Proclamation Recognizing Missouri’s Ratification of the 19th Amendment. Monday, July 8, 2019 2:00 p.m. Capitol Rotunda, Jefferson City Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft will present the proclamation in honor of the historic ratification of the 19th Amendment in July 1919. ALSO: Lunch as a group: 12:00 noon at Madison’s Café,…