Pickets & Persistence: American Women’s Fight to Win the Vote

Living history presenter Carol Simon Levin portrays Jeannette Rankin, America’s first female member of Congress, telling the intertwined stories of women’s suffrage activism, war service, and the political calculus that finally brought the support of President Wilson, the U.S. Congress, and state legislatures to achieve passage of the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote. Tuesday, November 19, 7pm. Sponsored by the Friends of the Hickory Corner Library. Please visit www.mcl.org to register to receive the link to the program.